Gaoligongshania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Tribe:	Arundinarieae
Subtribe:	Arundinariinae
Genus:	Gaoligongshania D.Z.Li, Hsueh & N.H.Xia
Species:	G. megalothyrsa
Binomial name
Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa (Hand.-Mazz.) D.Z.Li, Hsueh & N.H.Xia
Synonyms
Arundinaria megalothyrsa Handel-Mazzetti Indocalamus megalothyrsus (Handel-Mazzetti) C. S. Chao & C. D. Chu Monocladus megalothyrsus (Handel-Mazzetti) T. P. Yi Yushania megalothyrsa (Handel-Mazzetti) T. H. Wen

Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa is a species of small, bushy mountain bamboo,^[1] in the monotypic genus Gaoligongshania.^[2] Like Ferrocalamus,^[3] this genus is found only in Yunnan Province of China, and near the Myanmar border, at an altitude of 1,600 to 2,200 m (5,200 to 7,200 ft). It is named after the Gaoligong Mountains, where it is endemic.^[1]

Description

Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa is an annual or perennial small bamboo, having the culms 1 to 3.5 m long and about 1 cm in diameter. The internodes are 30–35 cm in distance. Culm sheaths are persistent, yellow or green-brown in colour. Along the internodes are leathery, dense, short and spiny hairs. The auricles are well-developed, and purple in colour. Leaf sheaths are covered by white powdery material; the leaf blade is oblong-lanceolate, with long transverse and parallel veins. Anthers are yellow about 5 mm in length. Ovary is oblong. New shoots are produced during April and May, and flowering time is in October.^[1]