巴氏龙竹 ba shi long zhu

Dendrocalamus hookeri Munro var. parishii (Munro) Blatter; Sinocalamus parishii (Munro) W. T. Lin.

Culms to 10 m, to 10 cm in diam. Culm sheaths unknown. Leaf sheaths glabrous; ligule ca. 2 mm; blade ca. 17 × 3 cm, glabrous. Pseudospikelets 20–35 per node, clusters 2.5–3.2 cm in diam. Spikelets ovoid, ca. 13 × 5 mm; florets 2 or 3. Glumes 1 or 2, apex mucronate; lemma 10–12 × 7.5–8.5 mm, margins ciliate, apex long mucronate; palea 5–9 mm, 2-keeled, keels sparsely ciliate, apex obtuse. Anthers 3–5 mm, apex apiculate. Pistil 0.8–1 cm; stigmas 1 or 2. Fruit unknown.

Yunnan [India, Pakistan].

The identification of this bamboo appears somewhat speculative.