Table 1 in Chimonobambusa multiramosa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from northeast Yunnan, China

Table 1. Morphological comparison of Chimonobambusa multiramosa and related species. CharactersC. multiramosaC. quadrangularisC. ningnanicaCulm height3.6 m3–8 m10 (14) mInternodes11‒13 cm long8‒22 cm long13‒22 cm longCircular hair on the sheath-scartardily deciduoustardily deciduouspersistentCulm sheathslonger than internodes; transverse veinlets indistinctshorter than internodes; transverse veinlets distinctshorter than internodes; transverse veinlets indistinctHairs on abaxial surface of culm sheathsDensely yellow‒brown setoseGlabrous or thin upper part of culm sheathsDensely yellowish brown hairsNumber of leaves on ultimate branch3‒62‒53Mid-culm branches6‒1833