Himalayacalamus hookerianus (Munro) Stapleton

• Habit
• Culms: Caespitose
• Culm Diameter: 1.7 - 3.6 cm
• Culm Internode Length: 15 - 20 cm
• Wall thickness: Thin-walled
• Height: 5 - 9 meter

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• Identification Features: Culms striate, slender, glaucous green with white scurf, Culm-sheaths 30-40 cm long, chartaceous, truncate at apex; Leaves lanceolate, 15-30 cm long, 1.2-3.6 cm wide, glaucous green coloured; Inflorescence a racemose panicle, usually on separate leafless branches or sometimes fascicled at the node; Caryopsis with adherent pericarp, ellipsoid, apex unappendaged.
• Flowering Cycle: 30 - 35 years
• Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal), Bhutan
• Altitude: 650-1600 meter
• Uses: Edible seeds, Edible shoots, Handicrafts, Fencing, Panels, Thatching, Mats, Flag poles, Water pipes, Cattle fodder