Ampelocalamus stoloniformis (S. H. Chen & Zhen Z. Wang) C. H. Zheng, N. H. Xia & Y.F. Deng

Zheng, Chaohan, Xia, Nianhe & Deng, Yunfei, 2013, Ampelocalamus stoloniformis, a new combination for Chinese Bambusoideae (Poaceae), Phytotaxa 135 (1), pp. 62-63 : 62-63

Ampelocalamus stoloniformis (S. H. Chen & Zhen Z. Wang) C. H. Zheng, N. H. Xia & Y.F. Deng , comb. nov.

Basionym: Drepanostachyum stoloniforme Chen & Wang (2007: 308) .

Drepanostachyum microphyllum Chen & Wang (2004: 11) , non Drepanostachyum microphyllum ( Hsueh & Yi 1982: 71) Keng f. ex Yi (1993: 46).

Type: — CHINA. Fujian: Xianmen, cultivated in Xiamen Botanical Garden, introduced from Guizhou, 110–200 m, 18 February 2004, S. H . Chen 2004 -002 (holotype PE!, isotype IBSC!, XMBG!) .

Distribution:—The species was introduced to Xiamen Botanical Garden from Guizhou Province in 1970s, but the exact locality is unknown.

Conservation status:—This species is so far only known from cultivated plants in Xiamen Botanical Garden. Because no data are available on its distribution in the wild, Ampelocalamus stoloniformis is provisionally considered to be Data Deficient (DD) according to the IUCN (2001) Red List criteria and categories.

Notes:— Ampelocalamus stoloniformis is similar to A. microphyllus , but differs in its culms 3–6 mm (not 5–15 mm) in diameter, internodes (5–) 13–18 cm (not 15–35 cm) long, ligule of the culm sheath ca. 0.5 mm (not ca. 1 mm) long, ligule of the leaf ca. 3 mm (not ca. 1 mm) long, and leaf blades 2–6 × 0.3–0.6 cm (not 3– 9 × 0.4–1.0 cm) ( Hsueh & Yi 1982, Chen & Wang 2004, 2007, Li & Stapleton 2006).