观音竹 guan yin zhu

Bambusa glaucescens (Willdenow) Siebold ex Munro var. riviereorum (Maire) L. C. Chia & H. L. Fung.

Culms 1–3 m, 3–5 mm in diam.; internodes solid. Branches usually bent downward, bow-shaped. Culm sheath slanted along one side, apex asymmetrically arched-convex. Ultimate branches with 13–23 leaves; blades small, 1.6–3.2 × 0.3–0.7 cm.

* Low hills, riversides, widely cultivated as potted plants. Guangdong.