Dendrocalamus sp. (CN: Yunnan: Gejiu)
Dendrocalamus sp. (CN: Yunnan: Gejiu)
Distribution:
THAILAND: introduced, in cultivation, rare. — CHINA (South): Gejiu (个旧), southern Yunnan.
Culm size: Not recorded, height expected to reach over 10 m.
Specimen: BT1008 [BBG] (living plant), raised from seeds, the seeds from YNB, Yunnan, China, as "Dendrocalamus 'Gejiu', 个旧龙竹 (gè jiù lóng zhú)", collected Dec. 2016, received by Boonthammee Bamboo Garden, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Mar. 2017.
Seed viability: Unknown, viability is assumed to last at least several months.
Seed weight: 10 g ≈ 280–360 dried spikelets (husk-wrapped seeds).
Seed germination: Germination rate very low, <10% (test 170313).
Dendrocalamus sp., Gejiu (BT1008): Seeds — by courtesy of คุณธรรมรัตน์ บุญธรรมมี Thammarat Boonthammee, สวนไผ่บุญธรรมมี Boonthammee Bamboo Garden