Stapletonia seshagiriana

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms rambling; 200–300 cm long; 90–150 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 20–100 cm long; grey. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement many; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths deciduous; 10–20 cm long; coriaceous; brown; pilose; with tawny hairs. Culm-sheath blade triangular; erect; 15–25 cm long; with ciliate margins; acuminate. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; outer margin hairy. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.5 cm long. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 8–28 cm long; 20–40 mm wide. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 60 secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface hirsute; hairy adaxially. Leaf-blade margins ciliate. Leaf-blade apex attenuate.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Bambuseae. Naithani 2014.

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