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Table 1 Morphological comparisons of Gelidocalamus fengkaiensis and G. stellatus

From: Gelidocalamus fengkaiensis (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Guangdong, China, with an analysis of branch development in relation to flowering

Characters

G. fengkaiensis

G. stellatus

Foliage leaf size (cm)

15–29 × 4–6

12–17 × 1.3–2.2

Foliage leaf indumentum

Glabrous

Abaxially pubescent near midrib

Culm sheath margins

One margin densely ciliate, the other glabrous or apically ciliate

Glabrous

Culm sheath ligule

Pubescent

Glabrous

Mid-culm branches

3–5

7–12

Lemma apex

Mucronate

Aristulate

Palea apex

Acute

Bifid

Palea indumentum

Pubescent at the upper half between keels

Glabrous