Leptocanna chinensis

Taxobox
name = "Leptocanna chinensis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Bambusoideae
supertribus = Bambusodae
tribus = Bambuseae
subtribus = Melocanninae
genus = "Leptocanna"
genus_authority = L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung
species = "L. chinensis"
synonyms = "Schizostachyum chinense" Rendle
binomial = "Leptocanna chinensis"
binomial_authority = (Rendle) L.C.Chia et H.L.Fung

"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.

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".

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.