56. Decaryochloa diadelpha A. Camus
Poales > Poaceae > Decaryochloa
Publication: Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 93: 244. 1947.
IUCN Red List: ENB1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) ver 3.1
Year published: 2018
Belongs to the monotypic genus; Subfamily: Bambusoideae; Tribe: Bambuseae.
Sympodial bamboo; monocarpic, rhizomes with long necks. Erect culms, about 10 m long or more. Leafy branches 20-30 cm long. Inflorescences terminating the leafy branches, bearing one to several spikelets. Fruits oblong with a flat and hairy apex. Young seed oblong.
Phylogenetically, Decaryochloa is related to Malagasy bamboo Cathariostachys capitata (Zhou & al., 2017).
Flowering time: April
Population: 5 subpopulations
Lower elevation limit: 500 metres
Fruiting time:
Trends:
Upper elevation limit: 1,072 metres