Gelidocalamus tessellatus T.H.Wen & C.C.Chang

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Gelidocalamus

Characteristics

Culms 2–3 m, to 1 cm in diam.; internodes initially purple-green, 20–40(–65) cm, initially densely tomentose, sparsely setose in age; nodes slightly prominent. Culm sheaths pale yellow, with purple-brown streaks, sparsely setose, tomentose near base, margins ciliate, apex tomentose; auricles absent; oral setae few, erect; ligule arcuate, short, pubescent, apex ciliolate; blade triangular, sharply pointed. Leaves 1 per ultimate branch; blade broadly lanceolate, 19–23 × 2–3.2 cm, abaxially pubescent near midrib, proximally densely so, secondary veins 7-paired, asymmetrical, margins entire or one side serrulate. Inflorescence paniculate, terminal, 13–20 cm, lower branches horizontal. Spikelets green, 6–8 mm; pedicel 5–7 mm, slender; florets 3–5; rachilla pubescent. Glumes 2; lemma ca. 4 mm, 7-veined; palea about as long as lemma, not veined; lodicules ovate, not veined. Styles 2. New shoots Jun–Oct.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Undergrowth in hardwood forests on low hills.
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Edible shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Gelidocalamus tessellatus world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000872955
COL ID 6JYPN
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Synonyms

Gelidocalamus tessellatus