Bambusa manipureana

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 500 cm long; 30–60 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 30–50 cm long; dark green, or black. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Buds or branches present on lower quarter of culm. Branch complement many; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths 15–20 cm long; 1 times as long as wide; hispid; with dark brown hairs; auriculate; setose on shoulders. Culm-sheath blade triangular; 15 mm wide. Leaves cauline; 6 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface; outer margin hairy. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base symmetrical, or asymmetrical; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.2 cm long. Leaf-blades lanceolate, or ovate; 15–25 cm long; 15–25 mm wide; glandular. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 12–16 secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins smooth. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Bambuseae. Naithani 2011.

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