A noteworthy Dendrocalamus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract

There are eight species of Dendrocalamus Nees (Dendrocalamus asper (Schult.) Backer, D. bengkalisensis Widjaja, D. brandisii (Munro) Kurz, D. buar Widjaja, D. giganteus Munro, D. hait Widjaja, D. latiflorus Munro, D. membranaceus Munro), wild or cultivated, already recorded for Sumatra. A new species is added to this list, Dendrocalamus luteus Damayanto & Widjaja, which grows wild in the Indonesia Ecosystem Restoration area in Sumatra's Jambi and South Sumatra Provinces. The new species is described, illustrated, and included in an identification key to all Sumatran Dendrocalamus species.