Dendrocalamus xishuangbannaensis D.Z. Li & H.Q. Yang (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), a new species from southern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by branching from the nodes ca. 0.5–1.0 m above ground, white hairs on lower surface of leaf blade, yellow-green pseudospikelets, four or five florets per pseudospikelet, and only four fertile florets.
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 46 • No. 6
December 2009
Vol. 46 • No. 6
December 2009
Dendrocalamus
new species
Poaceae
taxonomy