Poaceae
Fargesia

Fargesia exposita T.P.Yi

First published in J. Bamboo Res. 11(2): 12 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Sichuan). It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22486315/44523742

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 300-500 cm long; 8-25 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; thick-walled; 20-23 cm long; striate; distally mealy. Lateral branches dendroid; ascending. Bud complement 1. Branch complement several; thinner than stem. Culm-sheaths deciduous; 10-18 cm long; 0.6 length of internode; 5 times as long as wide; coriaceous; hispid; with reflexed hairs; hairy on margins; without auricles; glabrous on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 0.5-1 mm high; entire. Culm-sheath blade triangular; erect, or spreading; 1.5-4.5 cm long; 1.2-2.3 mm wide. Leaves 3-6 per branch. Leaf-sheaths 2.3-3.6 cm long; glabrous on surface; outer margin glabrous. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 0.5 mm long; truncate, or obtuse. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base cuneate; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.1-0.15 cm long. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate; 4-9.5 cm long; 4-8 mm wide; chartaceous. Leaf-blade venation with (4-)6 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China.
Reference
Bambuseae. Yi 2002.
[GB]

Sources

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0