筱竹(原变种) xiao zhu (yuan bian zhong)

Arundinaria spathiflora Trinius, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 1: 617. 1835; A. aristata Gamble; Thamnocalamus aristatus (Gamble) E. G. Camus.

Culm nodes only slightly swollen. Culm sheath densely setose; auricles falcate; oral setae prominent. Leaf sheath auricles prominent; oral setae absent or many.

Coniferous and mixed subalpine forests; 2500–2900 m. S Xizang [Bhutan, NE and NW India, Nepal].