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Drepanostachyum membranaceum (Drepanostachyum membranaceum)

Description

Drepanostachyum membranaceum is a grass species first described by Tong Pei Yi ,and became known as De Zhu Li . Drepanostachyum membranaceum is part of the genus Drepanostachyum and the family grass . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life . HABIT Perennial;caespitose.Rhizomes short;pachymorph.Culms erect;erect at the tip;0?00 cm long;?0 mm diam.;woody.Culm-internodes terete;with small lumen;? cm long;estriate;distally glabrous.Culm-nodes swollen.Lateral branches dendroid;ascending.Bud complement .Branch complement several,or many;thinner than stem.Culm-sheaths persistent;? cm long;?0 times as long as wide;chartaceous;purple;hispid;with tawny hairs;hairy on margins;without auricles;glabrous on shoulders.Culm-sheath ligule ? mm high;fimbriate.Culm-sheath blade linear;narrower than sheath;erect,or spreading;0.? cm long;?. mm wide;glabrous on surface.Leaves ? per branch.Leaf-sheaths .?. cm long;striately veined;glabrous on surface;outer margin hairy.Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking.Leaf-sheath auricles absent.Ligule an eciliate membrane;?. mm long.Collar with external ligule.Leaf-blade base cuneate;with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath.Leaf-blades linear,or lanceolate;?0 cm long;? mm wide;chartaceous.Leaf-blade venation with secondary veins;with distinct cross veins.Leaf-blade surface glabrous.Leaf-blade margins scabrous.Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Poaceae

              • Genus: Drepanostachyum