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Bambusa rectocuneata (Bambusa rectocuneata)

Description

Perennial;caespitose.Rhizomes short;pachymorph.Culms 1000–1400 cm long;80 mm diam.;woody.Culm-internodes terete;hollow;14–32 cm long;mid-green and yellow;striped.Lateral branches dendroid.Branch complement many.Culm-sheaths deciduous;hispid;with tawny hairs;truncate at apex,or convex at apex;without auricles;glabrous on shoulders.Culm-sheath ligule 8 mm high;dentate.Culm-sheath blade lanceolate,or narrowly ovate,or triangular;erect,or reflexed;pubescent.Leaves cauline;4–6 per branch.Ligule an eciliate membrane;1.5 mm long.Collar with external ligule.Leaf-blade base cuneate;asymmetrical;with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath.Leaf-blades lanceolate;16–25 cm long;25–40 mm wide.Leaf-blade venation with 18–22 secondary veins;with distinct cross veins.Leaf-blade surface glabrous.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Bambusa