Chimonobambusafarcta (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new species from western Guangxi, China with taxonomic notes on C.pubescens and C.luzhiensis.

ABSTRACT: Chimonobambusafarcta, a new species of temperate woody bamboos from western Guangxi, China is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to C.pubescens in the solid internodes of culms, but differs in having taller culm to 7 m with longer verrucose internodes to 23.5 cm and intranodes to 4 mm, intranode usually with a ring of 7-9 root thorns below mid-culm, abaxially brown or brown-purple verrucose-setose culm leaf sheaths with indistinct transverse veins, conspicuously developed culm leaf blades to 3.2 cm long, longer foliage leaf sheaths to 5.2 cm, larger and broader foliage leaf blades to 22 × 1.4 cm. It also somewhat resembles C.convoluta, but can be easily distinguished by having solid internodes and longer intranode 2-4 mm, very prominent nodes with su

SUBMITTER: Lai GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946087 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature