Chimonobambusa arunachalensis

HABIT Perennial; culms solitary. Rhizomes elongated; leptomorph. Culms erect; 200–300 cm long; 10–15 mm diam.; woody; with root thorns from the nodes. Culm-internodes terete; with small lumen; 14.5–20 cm long; yellow, or grey; antrorsely scabrous. Culm-nodes swollen; pubescent. Lateral branches dendroid. Culm-sheaths deciduous; 8.4–11.5 cm long; 0.5 length of internode; 0.4–1 times as long as wide; chartaceous; yellow; pilose; hairy on margins; without auricles; ciliate on shoulders. Culm-sheath ligule fimbriate. Culm-sheath blade linear; 0.2–1 cm long. Leaves cauline. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; antrorsely scabrous; outer margin hairy. Ligule a ciliolate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base asymmetrical; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades linear, or lanceolate; 12–18 cm long; 15–20 mm wide. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 8–10 secondary veins; with distinct cross veins. Leaf-blade surface scabrous; rough adaxially. Leaf-blade apex acute.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Arundinarieae. Sharma & Barthakur 2012.

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