斑茅(原变种) ban mao (yuan bian zhong)

Erianthus arundinaceus (Retzius) Jeswiet; Ripidium arun-dinaceum (Retzius) Grassl; Saccharum barbicostatum Ohwi.

Culms up to 6 m tall. Inflorescence usually large, 30–80 × 6–17 cm. Upper glume of sessile spikelet glabrous.

Hill slopes, or along riversides, dry stream beds, often on sandy soils. S Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam].