A New Species of Bamboo <I>Schizostachyum</I> Nees From Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

A species of bamboo Schizostacliyum Nees new to science, Schizostachyum arunachalensis Naithani, from Arunachal Pradesh, India is described. It is called Tuchur by Adi and Hill Miri tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. This species is allied to Schizostachyum seshagirianum Majumdar, but differs in having nodes swollen with thick ring of brown hairs, imperfect blade of culm sheath wilh reticulate veins; leaves 7.5-18 cm broad with 12-18 pairs of secondary veins: leaf-sheaths with prominent reticulate auricles.