ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e59800
Gigantochloa glabrata (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Yunnan, China
expand article infoZu-Chang Xu‡, Jing-Xia Liu§, De-Zhu Li§
‡ Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, Yunnan, China§ Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China

Corresponding author: Zu-Chang Xu ( xuzuchang@mail.kib.ac.cn )

Corresponding author: De-Zhu Li ( dzl@mail.kib.ac.cn )

© Zu-Chang Xu, Jing-Xia Liu, De-Zhu Li.
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Citation: Xu Z-C, Liu J-X, Li D-Z (2020) Gigantochloa glabrata (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Yunnan, China. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e59800
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Abstract

Gigantochloa glabrata N. H. Xia & Y. Zeng ex D. Z. Li & Z. C. Xu, a new species of paleotropical woody bamboo was described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. The new species is morphologically similar to G. albociliata and G. levis but differs from them by having an erect culm sheath blade; culm sheath ligule 4-6 mm high, truncate, denticulate; and a ring of white tomentum on the intranode and below the node. Based on the morphological features, this species is assigned to Gigantochloa.

Keywords
New species, paleotropical woody bamboos, Gigantochloa, Yunnan