Dendrocalamus sericeus

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Dendrocalamus sericeus Munro

  • Habit
  • Culms: Caespitose
  • Wall thickness:
  • Height: 7 - 17 meter
  • Identification Features: Culms resembling those of D. strictus; Culm-sheaths striate, long-ciliate on the edges, covered with stiff bristles, triangular; Leaves lanceolate, 12-40 cm long, usually rounded at the base into a long petiole; Inflorescence a panicle with stout branches bearing distant globular heads; Fruit Caryopsis with adherent pericarp.
  • Flowering Cycle:
  • Distribution: India (Bihar), Laos, Vietnam
  • Uses:
Synonym of Dendrocalamus sericeus

Dendrocalamus strictus var. sericeus (Munro) Gamble, Dendrocalamus sericeus var. latifolius A.Camus

Flowering Reported: Manipur (1987-88)

Remarks: Reported from Bihar.

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