Dendrocalamus manipureanus

HABIT Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 1500–2000 cm long; 100 mm diam.; woody; with aerial roots from the nodes. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 10–45 cm long; dark green. Lateral branches dendroid. Branch complement many; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths 50–60 cm long; 0.66 times as long as wide; hispid; with dark brown hairs; truncate at apex, or convex at apex. Culm-sheath ligule fimbriate. Culm-sheath blade lanceolate; spreading, or reflexed; 7–35 cm long; 20–60 mm wide. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; glabrous on surface. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base simple, or cuneate; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate, or ovate; 5–40 cm long; 10–40 mm wide; glandular. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 16–20 secondary veins; without cross veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins scaberulous.

INFLORESCENCE Flowering specimens unknown.

DISTRIBUTION Asia-tropical: India.

NOTES Bambuseae. Naithani 2011.

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