Shibataea kumasasa (Zoll. ex Steud.) Makino

• Habit
• Culms:
• Culm Diameter: 0.3 - 0.5 cm
• Culm Internode Length: 3 - 10 cm
• Wall thickness: Thin-walled
• Height: 5 - 15 meter

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• Identification Features: Culms erect, zigzag, internodes semiterete; Culm-nodes swollen, with distinct supra-nodal ridge; Culm-sheaths deciduous, chartaceous, without auricles; Leaves lanceolate or ovate, 5-11 cm long, 2-2.5 cm wide; Inflorescence is Panicle, fasciculate, dense with glumaceous subtending bracts; Caryopsis with adherent pericarp.
• Flowering Cycle:
• Distribution: India (Kerala, Manipur, West Bengal), China, Japan
• Uses: Ornamental