Poaceae
Pseudosasa

Pseudosasa jiangleensis N.X.Zhao & N.H.Xia

First published in Z.Y.Li (ed.), Pl. Lingqui Mount.: 600 (1994)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. China. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 70-100(-120) cm long; 10-30(-50) mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; thick-walled; 40 cm long. Lateral branches dendroid; erect. Branch complement three. Culm-sheaths deciduous; chartaceous; glaucous; concolorous; hispid; glabrous on margins; concave at apex, or truncate at apex; without auricles; glabrous on shoulders, or ciliate on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule 4-5 mm high; entire, or ciliate. Culm-sheath blade linear, or lanceolate; reflexed; pubescent. Leaves cauline; 4-6(-7) per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Leaf-sheath auricles absent. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2 mm long. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 9-20 cm long; 10-25 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation with 8-12 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous; hairless except near base. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China.
Reference
Bambuseae. Fl China 2006.
[GB]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0