Dendrocalamus sp. (CN: Yunnan: Lincang)
Dendrocalamus sp. (CN: Yunnan: Lincang)
Distribution: THAILAND: introduced, in cultivation, rare. — CHINA (South): Lincang (临沧), western Yunnan.
Culm size: Not recorded, height expected to reach over 10 m.
Specimen: BT1007 [BBG] (living plant), raised from seeds, collected in Lincang, western Yunnan, China, in Dec. 2016, the seeds from YNB, Yunnan, China, as "Dendrocalamus 'Lincang', 临沧龙竹 (lín cāng lóng zhú)", received by Boonthammee Bamboo Garden, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, in 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., Lincang (BT1007): Seeds — by courtesy of คุณธรรมรัตน์ บุญธรรมมี Thammarat Boonthammee, สวนไผ่บุญธรรมมี Boonthammee Bamboo Garden