Stems to 5-6 m or more tall and 5 cm or more wide and with a wide hollow centre, often brownish purple. Nodes with a whitish powdery bloom beneath each. Basal sheaths shiny and purplish inside. Leaves mostly 10-15 cm long and about 1-2 cm wide, often purplish. [Arundinaria fastuosa (Mitford) Mak.]

Southern Japan

Source: Spencer, R.; Aldous, D.; Stajsic, V.; McGeary, D (2005). Poaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.