Fargesia exposita T.P.Yi

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Fargesia

Characteristics

Rhizome neck (1.5–)2–5.5 cm, (0.8–)1–2 cm in diam. Culms 3–4.5(–5) m, 0.8–1.6(–2.5) cm in diam.; internodes terete, 20–23 cm, initially white powdery, glabrous; wall 3–4 mm thick; supra-nodal ridges level or slightly prominent; sheath scar prominent. Branches 7–15 per node; culm bud 1, narrowly ovoid, appressed, margins white ciliate. Culm sheaths deciduous, oblong-triangular, ca. 3/5 as long as internodes, leathery, shoulders convex on sheaths of upper culm, grayish white or yellow setose, margins slightly yellow or gray ciliate; auricles and oral setae absent; ligule purple, truncate or concave, 0.5–1 mm, wider than base of sheath blade, glabrous; blade erect or reflexed, triangular or linear-triangular, glabrous, margins serrulate. Leaves 3–6 per ultimate branch; sheath glabrous; auricles and oral setae absent; ligule purple, truncate or arched, ca. 0.5 mm, glabrous; blade narrowly linear-lanceolate, 4–9.5 × 0.4–0.8 cm, glabrous, secondary veins (2 or)3-paired, transverse veins distinct, base cuneate, margins serrulate. Inflorescence unknown. New shoots Jul.
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A bamboo. It grows 3-5 m tall and the culms are about 2 cm across. The internodes are 20-23 cm long. There are 7-15 branches at each node. There are 3-6 leaves on the end branch. The leaf blade is 4-10 cm long by 5 mm wide.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 4.5
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in Sichuan in China between 2,700-2,800 m altitude.
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At elevations from 2,700-2,800 metres.
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Fargesia exposita world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:961100-1
WFO ID wfo-0000869479
COL ID 3DV3S
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Synonyms

Fargesia exposita