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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2009, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 620-622.doi: 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2009.05.020

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An Description on the Reproductive Organs of Bambusa diaoluoshanensis Chia et H.L.Fung

CHEN Song-He   

  1. (Xiamen Botanical Garden,Xiamen361003)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2009-09-20 Published:2009-09-20
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Abstract: There was no description or record for the reproductive organs of Bambusa diaoluoshanensis Chia et H. L. Fung in the “Chinese Flora”[Tomus 9(1)] and other related literature. In this paper, the author gathered and manufactured its reproductive organ specimen and described it both in Latin and in Chinese. Its main features were: the flowering branch 70~170 cm; the inflorescence is racemes or simple panicle; the axis of inflorescence is thick, and the node is distict; there are 4~5 florets in a spikelet, and the spikelet is non-stem; small rachis internodes glabrous, and the pikelet like a stick; there are 2 membrane glume; the lemma is longer or equal to the palea; there are 2 squamas, and 6 stamens; its ovarium like ovatum; there are 3 brushy tigmas; did not see the caryopsis; flowering February-March. The specimen was collected from Xiamen Botanical Garden.

Key words: Bambusoideae Nees, Bambusa Retz. corr. Schreber, B.diaoluoshanensis Chia et H. L. Fung, reproductive organ, description

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