Bambusa nagalandiana

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms 1200 cm long; 100 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; 60 cm long; mid-green and yellow; striped. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement three, or several; in a clump; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths 30 cm long; 1 times as long as wide; brown; antrorsely scabrous; glabrous, or hispid; with appressed hairs; with dark brown hairs; truncate at apex; auriculate. Culm-sheath ligule 5 mm high; dentate. Culm-sheath blade triangular; 22 cm long; 120 mm wide; pubescent; acute. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; glabrous on surface. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base asymmetrical; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 15–20 cm long; 15–20 mm wide. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 10–12 secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acute.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Bambuseae. Naithani 2009.

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