1. Tribe BAMBUSEAE - China

POACEAE 1134a. Culm sheath completely glabrous; culms 0.3–0.6 cm in diam. ........................................................................... 4. A. faberi4b. Culm sheath sparsely setulose; culms 0.6–1.2 cm in diam. ..................................................................... 5. A. spanostachya1. Arundinaria subg. Bashania (P. C. Keng & T. P. Yi) D. Z. Li, Novon 15: 600. 2005.巴 山 木 竹 亚 属 ba shan mu zhu ya shuBashania P. C. Keng & T. P. Yi, J. Nanjing Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 1982(3): 722. 1982.Subarborescent subtropical to temperate bamboos. Culms 3–8(–13) m tall; internodes grooved above branches, rough, finelystriate, waxy; nodes slightly swollen, supra-nodal ridge prominent, wavy. Branch buds on promontory; prophyll keels thickened,prominent, densely pubescent and ciliate. Branches initially 3–6, erect to spreading, terete, basal internodes compressed, lateralbranching close to culm. Leaves few, branchlets ramifying extensively. Leaf blade lanceolate, to 32 cm, thick, dark glossy. Inflorescenceterminal or lateral. Branches erect to spreading, pubescent, branching subtended by very small remnants of sheaths or ringsof hairs, pulvinate. Spikelets several, on promontory; prophyll represented by lower glume; glumes 2, lower glume close to lowerlemma, without subtended buds; palea keels glabrous, appressed to rachilla.● Two species: China.Molecular evidence would suggest that Arundinaria subg. Bashania is possibly closer to Indocalamus than to A. subg. Arundinaria.1. Arundinaria fargesii E. G. Camus, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2:244. 1912.巴 山 木 竹 ba shan mu zhuArundinaria dumetosa Rendle; A. fargesii var. grandifoliaE. G. Camus; Bashania fargesii (E. G. Camus) P. C. Keng & T.P. Yi; Indocalamus dumetosus (Rendle) P. C. Keng; I. fargesii(E. G. Camus) Nakai; I. scariosus McClure.Culms pluricaespitose, predominantly tillering in fertilesoil, more separated in poor soil. Culms basally erect, apicallyslightly pendulous, 5–8(–13) m, 2–4(–6.5) cm in diam.;internodes deep green and glaucous initially, light yellow whenold, 30–50(–75) cm; wall 4–8 mm thick; pith membranous;nodes weakly prominent, ridged; intranode 6–12 mm; sheathscars brown setose, later glabrous. Culm sheaths initially greenand setose, with persistent papillae and imprints of setae; ligule2–4 mm, dentate; auricles absent; oral setae present; bladelanceolate, tomentose at base, margins ciliate, undulate. Leaves(1–)4–6; sheath setose, pilose, margins ciliate; ligule (1.5–)2–4mm, slightly hairy, dentate, initially ciliate; blade lanceolate,10–20(–30) × 2.5–3 cm, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous,secondary veins 5–8(–11)-paired; petiole short, denselypubescent. Inflorescence paniculate, 5–11(–15) × 2–4 cm; spikeletspurple-black, cylindrical, 2–3 × ca. 0.4 cm; rachilla internodescompressed, 2–3.5 mm; florets 4–7. Glumes ovate-lanceolate;lemma oblong or lanceolate, pubescent; palea 2-cleft;lodicules sparsely ciliolate at margin. Anthers 4–5 mm. Ovaryovoid; stigmas 2 or 3, ca. 2.5 mm plumose. Caryopsis slightlycurved, ca. 1 cm, beaked, suture slender. Fl. late Mar–Apr orMay, fr. late May.● Mountain forests, pure bamboo forests; (1100–)1700–2000(–2500) m. Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan.The culms are often used for papermaking; also for weaving.2. Arundinaria qingchengshanensis (P. C. Keng & T. P. Yi)D. Z. Li, Novon 15: 600. 2005.饱 竹 子 bao zhu ziBashania qingchengshanensis P. C. Keng & T. P. Yi, J.Nanjing Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 1982(3): 728. 1982.Culms 2–4 m, 0.3–0.7(–1) cm in diam.; internodes deepgreen, 40–45(–56) cm, glabrous, distally waxy-powdery, solidor subsolid; nodes weakly prominent, glabrous; intranode 3–5mm; sheath scar prominent, densely setose. Culm sheaths darkgreen or purple-green, setose, margins distally ciliolate; ligulepurple, truncate or arcuate, less than 1 mm; auricles absent; oralsetae 3–5, 3–4 mm; blade persistent, dark green, triangularlanceolate,basally setose, striate, margins serrulate. Leaves 1–3per ultimate branch; sheath green, sometimes purple, glabrous;auricles deciduous, green, elliptic, margin ciliate; ligule lightgreen, truncate, ca. 1 mm, glabrous; petiole 3–4 mm, glabrous;blade lanceolate, 22–32 × 2.4–3.8 cm, glabrous, secondaryveins 6–8-paired, base cuneate, margin serrulate, apex acuminate.Inflorescence paniculate, 6–10 cm. Spikelets 5–15; pedicel2–12 mm, densely setose; rachilla internodes 3–5 mm,densely setose; florets 6–14. Glumes setose, long mucronate;lemma ovate, setose, margins ciliolate, long mucronate; palea2-cleft, 2-keeled, with 2 or 3 veins between keels, 2 veinsbeside keels, margin ciliolate; lodicules purple-red, rhombicovate,membranous, transparent, margins densely ciliolate. Antherspurple, glabrous. Ovary ellipsoid, glabrous; style 1; stigmas2, white, plumose. Caryopsis slightly curved, brown, ellipsoid,7–8 × 2–2.5 mm, glabrous, apex acute, suture elongated.New shoots Apr, fl. Apr, fr. May.● Hardwood forests; 800–1200 m. Sichuan (Guanxian, Qonglai).Bashania aristata Y. Ren et al. (Novon 13: 473. 2003) and B.baoxingensis T. P. Yi (J. Bamboo Res. 19(1): 9. 2000) are possiblysynonyms of this species.The culms are used for pen and brush holders, abacus frames, andchopsticks. This species is also cultivated as an ornamental.2. Arundinaria subg. Sarocalamus (Stapleton) D. Z. Li, Novon 15: 600. 2005.冷 箭 竹 亚 属 leng jian zhu ya shu