Fargesia pauciflora (Keng) T. P. Yi

The shoots are edible and are a source of food for the giant panda. The culms are used for weaving and papermaking.

Rhizome neck 4–8 cm. Culms 2–4 m, 1–3 cm in diam.; internodes terete or slightly flattened, 35–40 cm, initially densely white powdery, glabrous; wall 2–3 mm thick; supra-nodal ridge level or weakly prominent; sheath scar prominent, initially densely yellow-brown setose. Branches 6–10 per node. Culm sheaths persistent or gradually deciduous, triangularly narrowly rounded, shorter than internode, leathery, glabrous or sparsely yellow-brown setose, margins brown ciliate, longitudinal ribs prominent; auricles and oral setae absent; ligule truncate or arcuate, 1–2.5 mm, slightly fissured; blade reflexed, linear-lanceolate, glabrous, margins serrulate. Leaves 2 or 3 per ultimate branch; sheath glabrous; auricles and oral setae absent; ligule arcuate or truncate, glabrous; blade narrowly lanceolate, 9–14 × 0.7–1.2 cm, secondary veins 2–4-paired, transverse veins obscure, abaxially pubescent, base cuneate, margin spinescent-serrulate. Inflorescence a raceme, enclosed by spathe; spikelets ca. 3, 2–3 cm, rachilla internodes 2.5–4 mm, pilose; florets 4 or 5, purple. Glumes 2, glabrous or sparsely pilose; lemma acuminate at apex; palea keels ciliolate; lodicules ciliate. Anthers ca. 5 mm. Stigmas 2 or 3. Caryopsis unknown. New shoots late May–Jul.

SW Sichuan, NW Yunnan.

* 2000–3200 m.

Arundinaria pauciflora Keng, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 26: 397. 1936; Fargesia pallens Hsueh & C. M. Hui; Sinarundinaria pauciflora (Keng) P. C. Keng.

Fargesia pauciflora là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hòa thảo. Loài này được (P.C.Keng) T.P.Yi mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1985.

少花箭竹（学名：Fargesia pauciflora）为禾本科箭竹属下的一个种。