Fargesia papyrifera T.P.Yi

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Fargesia

Characteristics

Rhizome neck 5–12 cm, 3–6 cm in diam. Culms 4–6(–8 m), 2–4(–6) cm in diam.; internodes blue-gray, terete, 22–28 cm, densely white powdery, distally gray-brown to yellow-brown setose, longitudinal ribs prominent, nearly solid; nodes initially white powdery, supra-nodal ridges weakly prominent; sheath scar very prominent, initially brown tomentose. Branches 3–7 per node, strong; buds yellow, ovoid, waxy, basally white powdery, marginally densely yellow-brown ciliate. Culm sheaths deciduous, slightly longer than internode, leathery to thickly so, rigid, triangularly narrowly rounded, sparsely yellow-brown setose, longitudinal ribs prominent, margins densely brown setose; auricles absent; oral setae few, erect or slightly curved, brown, 3–6 mm; ligule dark purple, level or convex, 2–3 mm, margins gray-brown ciliate; blade reflexed, linear-lanceolate, glabrous, margins serrulate, apex long acuminate. Leaves 3–5 per ultimate branch; sheath glabrous, longitudinal ribs prominent; auricles absent; oral setae sparse, yellow-brown, ca. 2 mm; ligule truncate or arcuate, glabrous, setulose; blade lanceolate, 10–18 × 1.6–2.3 cm, both surfaces glabrous, secondary veins 5-or 6-paired, transverse veins distinct, base cuneate, margins spinescent-serrulate. Inflorescence unknown. New shoots Aug–Sep.
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A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m tall. The culms are 2-4 cm across. The internodes are 22-28 cm long. There are 3-7 branches at each node. There are 3-5 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 10-18 cm long by 2 cm wide.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
Root system rhizome
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Environment

We have no specific information, but Fargesia species are generally found as an understorey in evergreen broadleaved to coniferous forest, depending on elevation. This species is found at elevations from 2,700-3,600 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in Yunnan in China between 2,700-3,600 m altitude.
Light 4-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses fiber food
Edible shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Fargesia papyrifera world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:934773-1
WFO ID wfo-0000869532
COL ID 3DV59
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Synonyms

Fargesia papyrifera Borinda papyrifera Yushania papyrifera