Leptocanna chinensis
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| Leptocanna chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Melocanninae |
| Genus: | Leptocanna L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung |
| Species: | L. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptocanna chinensis (Rendle) L.C.Chia et H.L.Fung |
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| Synonyms | |
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Schizostachyum chinense Rendle |
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Leptocanna chinensis is a species of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae) and the sole in the genus Leptocanna. The genus name is formed from Greek ("thin-caned") and alludes to the bamboo's thin culm wall (as thin as 23 mm). The genus is endemic to Yunnan, found from 1,500 to 2,500 m.
[edit] Taxonomy
The species has been split from the genus Schizostachyum, where it was known as Schizostachyum chinense. Phylogenetically, Leptocanna is an intermediate genus between Melocanna and Schizostachyum.
[edit] Use
Natives of Southeast Yunnan use this species for the making of gao-sheng, a kind of native rocket used in festivals. The culm of this species is good for weaving.
