Cephalostachyum longwanum H.B. Naithani

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Schizostachyum latifolium (Munro) R.B.Majumdar; Schizostachyum sharmae S.Kumar & P.Singh; Cephalostachyum fuchsianum Gamble; Cephalostachyum virulentum Y.M.Yang & F.Du
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cephalostachyum latifolium Munro
  • Key identification features : Bushy or sprawling bamboo; culms vertically branched from the nodes; Culm-sheaths striate, rounded at top and long bristly fringed at sinus; imperfect blade reflexed, subulate; Leaves ovate-Ianceolate; leaf-sheaths ciliate with elongate auricle; ligule ciliate. Inflorescence of dense, globular, terminal head; spikelets elongate.
  • Collector(s) Name : H.B.Naithani
  • Collection Date : 8 Dec 04
  • Collection Nos : 4343
  • Collection Locality : Longwa Village, Mon District, Nagakand
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Indian Forester 136(3): 406. 2010.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 307-308
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cephalostachyum longwanum. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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