Yushania lipingensis (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), A New Species from Guizhou, China

Abstract:

Yushania lipingensis (Poaceae:Bambusoideae), a new species from Guizhou, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Y. auctiaurita, but differs in its culm leaf sheath abaxially densely yellow-brown or purple antrorsely setose, both culm leaf auricles and foliage leaf auricles strongly curved falcate with well developed and usually radiating oral setae, culm leaf ligule with a truncate and densely ciliolate apex, culm leaf blades adaxially puberulent, and foliage leaf blades with 5-6 pairs of secondary veins.

Key words:Yushania lipingensis;New species;Yushania;Liping County