TABLE 1 in Two new species of Gigantochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Yunnan, China

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of G. levis, G. brachystachya, G. maneensis and G. callosa.
CharacterG. levisG. brachystachyaG. maneensisG. callosaIntranode indumentumGlabrousWith a ring of white hairsWith a ring of white hairsGlabrousColor of hairy ring on infranodal regionBrownWhiteWhiteBrownCulm leaf sheathWithout stripes, densely black-hispidWithout stripes, densely black-hispidWithout stripes, densely black-hispidWith yellow stripes, densely brown- and grayhispidCulm leaf bladeReflexedErectErectReflexedCulm leaf auricleOblong, ca. 20 mm wide, 7 mm tallLinear, ca. 10 mm wide, less than 1 mm tallOblong, 6–7 mm wide, ca. 3 mm highRhombic, ca. 10 mm wide, 2–3 mm highCulm leaf liguleDentate, 3–6 mm tall, with oral setaeDentate, 5–10 mm tallDentate, 2–3 mm highEntire, 2–3 mm highFoliage leaf sheathWhite hispidGlabrousSparsely brown-hispidWhite-pubescentHeight of liguleCa. 1 mm3–5 mm1–2 mm2–3 mmHeight of outer ligulesless than 0.5 mm2–2.5 mmCa. 2 mm2–3 mm