New distribution data for bamboo plants in Guizhou Province (Ⅰ)

Abstract

Abstract [Objective] The study aims to investigate the bamboo resources in Guizhou in order to supplement and enrich the existing bamboo materials, as well as to provide a basis for the planning and developing of bamboo industry. [Methods] Field investigation, specimen collection and identification, and information retrieval were conducted using a combination of “surface” and “point” methods to compile new distribution records of genera and species. [Results] One genus and six species of newly recorded bamboo plants were found in Guizhou Province. The new record genus was Schizostachyum . The six new record species were S. pseudolima McClure, Bambusa funghomii McClure, Yushania longshanensis D. Z. Li & X. Y. Ye, Y. polytricha Hsueh et Yi, Y. pauciramificans Yi, and Y. punctulata Yi. [Conclusion] The discovery of these new genera and species in Guizhou expands the distribution of bamboo plants and enriches their diversity in Guizhou

Keywords

• guizhou
• bambusoideae
• new record