Gigantochloa hosseusii

Gigantochloa hosseusii (Pilg.) T. Q. Nguyen, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 75 (2), 1990: 224.

    • Synonyms: Oxytenanthera hosseusii Pilg., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3, 1906: 116; Pseudoxytenanthera hosseusii (Pilg.) T. Q. Nguyen, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 76 (7), 1991: 993.

    • Thai names: ไผ่บงคาย (phai bong khai); ไผ่คาย (phai khai).

    • Distribution: THAILAND (Central): Phitsanulok Province: นครไทย Nakhon Thai District (Classification of Bamboo, 2012 [#1223]). — MYANMAR. — LAOS. — VIETNAM.

    • Culm size: no known records.

    • Description: "… Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow. Lateral branches dendroid. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs lacking. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 13–17 cm long; 20 mm wide. Leaf-blade venation indistinct; without cross veins. Leaf-blade surface pilose; sparsely hairy; hairy on both sides. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate … [flowers and seeds described]." — Kew GrassBase [#1335].