Stapletonia arunachalensis

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms scandent; pendulous at the tip; 1000–1500 cm long; 100–120 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 20–100 cm long; yellow, or dark green; smooth. Culm-nodes swollen; pubescent. Lateral branches dendroid. Bud complement 1. Culm-sheaths deciduous; 15–26 cm long; 1–2 times as long as wide; coriaceous; pubescent; hairy above; with tawny hairs; hairy on margins; convex at apex. Culm-sheath ligule entire. Culm-sheath blade triangular; 10–25 cm long; 90–110 mm wide. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface, or pubescent. Leaf-sheath oral hairs setose. Leaf-sheath auricles falcate. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 1.5 cm long. Leaf-blades oblong, or ovate; 30–48 cm long; 75–180 mm wide. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 24–36 secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface scabrous; rough adaxially; glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Bambuseae. Naithani 2002.

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