Dendrocalamus sp. (CN: Yunnan)

Specimen: BS-0779 [BBG] (living plants), raised from seeds, southern Yunnan, China, without precise locality, collected Sep. 2013, seeds from FMXG, Yunnan, China, as an unidentified Dendrocalamus species, received 14 Oct. 2013.

Characteristics: Culms thin-walled.

Seed viability: Unknown, viability is assumed to last at least several months.

Seed weight: 10 g ≈ 350–380 dried spikelets (husk-wrapped seeds).

Seed germination: (1) Seeds (BS-0779) laid on moistened tissue paper, 15 Oct. 2013, 23–30 °C day temperature, diffuse light, 18–22 °C night temperature, atmospheric humidity >70%, the primary roots developed after 9 days, the first coleoptiles emerged after 12 days, germination rate 10–15% by 5 Nov. 2013. — (2) Germination rate 21% with temperatures 22–26 °C, using a sterile soilless potting mix as substrate (composted pine bark, peat moss, worm casts, perlite, and clay, 6 pH) (F. C., 26 Nov. 2013).