Gigantochloa rostrata K.M.Wong

• Habit
• Culms: Caespitose
• Culm Diameter: 2 - 3.5 cm
• Culm Internode Length: 15 - 30 cm
• Wall thickness: Thick-walled
• Height: 4 - 8 meter

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• Identification Features: Culm Color-Dark green and Yellow, striped, distally hispid; Culm-sheaths deciduous, 5-10 cm long, striped, hispid, with appressed hairs, auriculate; Leaves: 10-21 cm long, 2-3 cm broad, Lanceolate; Inflorescence spikelets slender; Caryopsis cylindrical, 10-14 mm long grooved along the dorsal side, pale brown.
• Flowering Cycle: 30 - 50 years
• Distribution: India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Tripura), Bangladesh
• Uses: Edible seeds, Building and Construction, Handicrafts, Pulp and paper