| Gaoligongshania | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Gaoligongshania D.Z.Li, Hsueh & N.H.Xia |
| Species: | G. megalothyrsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arundinaria megalothyrsa Handel-Mazzetti | |
Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa is a species of small, bushy mountain bamboo,[1] in the monotypic genus Gaoligongshania.[2] Like Ferrocalamus,[3] this genus is found only in Yunnan Province of China, and near the Myanmar border, at an altitude of 1,600 to 2,200 m (5,200 to 7,200 ft). It is named after the Gaoligong Mountains, where it is endemic.[1]
Description[edit]
Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa is an annual or perennial small bamboo, having the culms 1 to 3.5 m long and about 1 cm in diameter. The internodes are 30–35 cm in distance. Culm sheaths are persistent, yellow or green-brown in colour. Along the internodes are leathery, dense, short and spiny hairs. The auricles are well-developed, and purple in colour. Leaf sheaths are covered by white powdery material; the leaf blade is oblong-lanceolate, with long transverse and parallel veins. Anthers are yellow about 5 mm in length. Ovary is oblong. New shoots are produced during April and May, and flowering time is in October.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c De-Zhu Li & Chris Stapleton. "Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ De-Zhu Li & Chris Stapleton. "Gaoligongshania". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ De-Zhu Li & Chris Stapleton. "Ferrocalamus". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 2 March 2015.