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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.
FAMILY
Poaceae Barnhart
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
TRIBE
Bambusoideae
SUBTRIBE
Bambuseae
GENUS
Bambusa Schreb.
SPECIES
arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. Sp. pl. 2(1):245. 1799
Plant Description
Root-stock stout, running underground. Stems tufted, thorny with recurved spines, 125-30 meter tall, 15-20 cm in diameter. Stem sheaths coriaceous, striate, with rounded tip and plaited margins. Leaves linear-lanceolate with stiff tip. Inflorescence an enormous panicle distributed along the entire length of the stem. Common and abundant tree-grass all over.
Flowering & Fruiting Period: 20 – 40 years approximately. Some are known to flower after 100 years.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi