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Dendrocalamus parvigemma sp. nov. (Gramineae: Bambusoideae) from Vietnam
Author(s) -
Tho Nguyen Van,
Xia NianHe,
Lam Le Viet
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.01002.x
Subject(s) - biology , botany , apex (geometry) , poaceae , ovary , endocrinology
A new species of Dendrocalamus Nees from Vietnam, D. parvigemma N. H. Xia, V. T. Nguyen et V. L. Le, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to D. latiflorus Munro and D. yunnanicus Hsueh & Li, from which it differs by having a very small and nearly circular culm bud, dense, 1.4–1.6 cm long, palea with bristles and apex split in 2, narrowly lanceolate ovary, and sheath ligule 5 mm heigh and irregularly serrulate.