Poaceae
Ampelocalamus

Ampelocalamus scandens Hsueh & W.D.Li

First published in J. Bamboo Res. 4(2): 5 (1985)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Guizhou). It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Morphology General Habit
Perennial. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms scandent; pendulous at the tip; 600-1000 cm long; 4-8 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; solid; 15-30 cm long; distally pubescent. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Bud complement 1. Branch complement several. Culm-sheaths persistent, or tardily deciduous; 12-18 cm long; coriaceous; purple; pubescent; with white hairs; hairy on margins; without auricles. Culm-sheath ligule ciliate. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; deciduous; reflexed. Leaves 3-4 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface; outer margin hairy. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose; spreading. Leaf-sheath auricles falcate. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades deciduous at the ligule; lanceolate; 3-10 cm long; 7-18 mm wide; chartaceous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China.
Reference
Bambuseae. Hsueh & Li 2002.
[GB]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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