青皮竹(原变种) qing pi zhu (yuan bian zhong)

Bambusa annulata W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng; B. glaucescens (Willdenow) Merrill var. annulata (W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng) N. H. Xia; B. minutiligulata W. T. Lin & Z. M. Wu; B. textilis var. maculata McClure; B. textilis var. persistens B. M. Yang; B. textilis var. pubescens B. M. Yang; B. textilis var. purpurascens N. H. Xia; B. varioaurita W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng.

Culms 3–5 cm in diam. Culm sheath blade ca. 2/3 as long as sheath proper or longer, base ± cordate; ligule ca. 2 mm.

* Usually cultivated, along rivers, around villages; low elevations. Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi.

Two cultivars Bambusa textilis 'Maculata' and B. textilis 'Purpurascens' are found in gardens. The former is distinguished by several basal culm internodes and sheaths having purple-red spots and streaks, whereas the culm internodes of the latter have purple-red stripes.