Plant Diversity ›› 2000, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

Contributions to the Bambusoideae(Gramineae) in the Flora of Yunna,China

LI De-Zhu,GUO Zhen-Hua   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204
  • Online:2000-02-25 Published:2000-02-25

Abstract: This paper reports several nomenclatural changes in the Bambusoideae(Gramineae) in the flora of Yunnan. These include a new name (Bambusa tengchongensis),a combination (Bonia saxatilis var.solida), a new synonym(Cephalostachyum scandens Hsueh & Hui as the synonym of C.scandens Bor). Neomicrocalamus microphyllus is identified as an invalid name and is a synonym of Racemobambos prainii. For the first time ,Bonia is recorded in Yunnan and Cephalostachyum mannii in China. As a result,geographical distributions of Bonia and Cepalostachyum are also discussed briefly.

Key words: Yunnan, Bamdusa, Bonia, Cephlostachyum, Racemobambos, Nomenclatural changes