Indosasa crassiflora Mcclure

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Indosasa

Characteristics

Culms to 5 m, to 4 cm in diam.; internodes flexuose, initially green, 40–65 cm, glaucous, glabrous; wall thick, cavity pith thin; nodes very prominent. Culm sheath obscurely spotted, shorter than internode, densely setose at base, one or sometimes both sides subglabrous, apex asymmetrical; auricles absent; oral setae sparse; ligule truncate, dentate; blade reflexed, triangular-lanceolate, slightly wrinkled, setose. Leaves 4–6 per ultimate branch; sheath glabrous; auricles weak; oral setae few, deciduous, erect; ligule short; blade linear-lanceolate, 11–22 × 2–4.5 cm, glabrous, glaucous, secondary veins 5–8-paired, one margin serrulate, other margin entire. Pseudospikelets robust, 6–12.5 × 0.7–1 cm, glabrous; florets 7–13. Palea about as long as lemma, or slightly longer; lodicules oblong. Anthers yellow. Ovary fusiform; style glabrous; stigmas 3. New shoots May, fl. Jun.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Open lowlands.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Indosasa crassiflora world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:405887-1
WFO ID wfo-0000875779
COL ID 6N7YV
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Synonyms

Indosasa crassiflora Indosasa gibbosa Sinobambusa gibbosa