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Bambusoideae in India: An Updated Enumeration
Pushpa Kumari
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ABSTRACT
Bamboo a giant, fast-growing, wood like grass appears to be the
most successful and diverse conspicuous group of plants
belonging to the sub family Bambusoideae of Poaceae. Bamboos
have strong adaptability and are distributed widely in varied
habitats. They are one of the earth’s oldest and most precious
plant materials and have benefited human societies since time
immemorial. They form an important group of plants that play a
vital role in the economy and life of the people in many Asian,
African and American countries. Bamboos play a key role in the
rural economy of India. Due to the special physical characteristics
attributed to bamboo, it has a glorious past and a promising future
as part of the solution to 21st century challenges. Globally, bamboo
is being targeted for livelihood development and alleviation of
both environment and social problems in such a way that it can
rightly be called the plant of the century.
Taxonomically, bamboos are considered as one of the most
difficult group of plants to identify. Despite of immense resources,
its importance and species specific uses, taxonomy of Indian
Bamboos is still incomplete. Many of the Indian species lack full
description and are either partially known or misidentified due to
lack of subject expertise. Different workers treat species
differently which has resulted into ambiguous report of generic
and infrageneric taxa. An updated account of the bamboos found
or reported from India is presented here after an extensive
taxonomic study of these valuable natural resources of our
country.
Keywords: Bamboo, Bambusoideae, Enumeration, India.
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INTRODUCTION
The very first mention of bamboo in literature dates back to
300 BC in a letter from Alexander the Great to Aristotle. The
first pre-Linnaean scientific writer on Indian bamboos was
van Rheede, the then Dutch Governor of Malabar, who
described one species namely ‘Ily’ in his Hortus Malabaricus
Vol. I, presently known as Bambusa bambos and two species
viz., ‘Beesha’ and ‘Nola-ily’ in Vol. V which are presently
known as Ochlandra scriptoria and O. travancorica respectively.
However, Linnaeus in his 1st edition of Species Plantarum
mentioned only one species as Arundo bambos, now referable
to Bambusa bambos. In 1789 the first bamboo genus viz.,
"Bambos" was scientifically described by Retzius on the
basis of a single species Bambos arundinacea, now called
Bambusa bambos. In the same year the generic name "Bambusa"
was proposed by Schreber with the generic name "Bambos"
as its synonym. Seven species viz., Bambusa bambos, B. stricta, B.
tulda, B. balcooa, B. baccifera, B. spinosa and B. nana were
enumerated in 'Hortus Benghalensis' by William Roxburgh
(1814). It was in 1815 for the first time, that bamboos were
treated in separate class in grass systematics by Charles
Kunth, where he placed the bamboos in "Gramina
Bambusacea" Class X of his treatment. The work of Christian
Nees von Esenbeck (1835) was the first taxonomic
monograph for bamboos. Russian botanist Franz Ruprecht
(1839) published a monograph on bamboos where he placed
67 species of woody bamboos, including 18 from IndoMalayan region, in two groups. The excellent monograph by
Colonel Munro (1868) covering the bamboos of the world,
was more complete and introduced a new section Bacciferae.
He enumerated 219 species including 70 species from IndoMalayan region under 20 genera, placed in three sub-tribes.
In his Forest Flora of Burma, Kurz (1877) described 30 species.
In 1881, George Bentham in his classic paper 'Notes on
Gramineae' proposed four subtribes of bamboos adopting
the concept of Nees (1835) and Munro (1868) with slight
modifications in names and ranks.
The monumental work of James S. Gamble (1896) was the
most complete monograph on Indian bamboos. It
enumerated 115 species of 15 genera under 4 subtribes
proposed by Bentham (1881), occurring in India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaya and Sri Lanka. Brandis (1906)
in his Indian Trees, listed 14 genera and 108 species. This was
followed by monographic work of Camus (1913) which
included the bamboos of India and China. Blatter (1929)
presented a systematic analysis and arrangement of Indian
bamboos. He added 24 new species from India since
Gamble's (1896) publication. Majumdar's enumeration of
Indian bamboos was published in Karthik. et al., (1989)
where he treated several species under synonyms and
described 91 species under 18 genera including 8 new species
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and 1 new genus. Besides new taxa, he proposed several
combinations. Thirty Seven Bamboos Growing in India by Bennet
& Gaur (1990) aided with the coloured illustrations of the
bamboos growing in FRI Dehradun arboretum is a useful
attempt for field identification.
The first ‘monograph’ on bamboos of India after
independence by D.N. Tiwari (1992), contains description,
distribution, flowering records and uses of 129 species under
23 genera, including indigenous as well as cultivated species.
The work of Negi and Naithani (1994) provides useful
information of important bamboos of India in a concise form.
The recent monographic work on Indian bamboos is that of
Seethalakshmi & Muktesh Kumar (1998), which is another
compilation work based on literature and provides detail
information on 128 species belonging to 18 genera.
In the taxonomic treatment of bamboos the system of
classification adapted by Munro which was mainly based on
the flowering structures, was followed by Gamble with
some modifications. But since the flowering in bamboos is
very rare and irregular and most of them die after flowering,
making it difficult to collect a bamboo species in flower
along with the important vegetative parts such as culmsheaths and leaves, the vegetative structures are being given
more importance for the identification and classification by
subsequent and recent workers. As a result, there have been
more and often changes in Generic concept among the
taxonomists. The larger heterogeneous groups have been
split into many smaller genera, for example almost all species
treated under genus Arundinaria have been transferred under
Indocalamus, Himalayacalamus, Drepanostachyum, Borinda,
Sinarundinaria,
Yushania,
Fargesia,
Neomicrocalamus,
Racemobambos, Thamnocalamus, Chimonocalamus, Sarocalamus
etc. and the genus Arundinaria at present is having only 3
species worldwide (Vorontsova et al., 2016). Similarly the
genera Cephalostachyum, Pseudostachyum and Teinostachyum
were suggested to be merged with Schizostachyum by Holttum
(1958) who proposed a classification system based on the
structure of ovary and divided all the genera into four
groups. The concept was agreed by Clayton and Renvoize
(1989) and followed by subsequent workers Majumdar
(1989), Tiwari (1992), Shukla (1996) and Seethalakshmi &
Kumar (1998), but Dransfield & Widjaja (1995) was clear to
keep all these genera separate and this idea was followed by
Stapleton (2000) and most of the Asian workers. While
describing Stapletonia a new genus authors are also of the
opinion that these genera should be treated separately (Dash
et al., 2009).
Subfamily Bambusoideae includes 1642 species including
1521 herbaceous species, worldwide (Vorontsova et al., 2016).
During last 125 years after the monumental work of Gamble
(1896), 3 new genera and more than 35 species new to
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science have been discovered and described from India,
mostly North eastern region, Western Ghats and Andaman
and Nicobar islands.
ENUMERATION
Present paper based on extensive taxonomic research on this
group of plants for more than fifteen years from 2002 to 2018,
enumerates total of 148 species and 6 varieties under 33
genera from India. It includes indigenous, widely cultivated
and naturalized and the exotic species used particularly for
ornamental purposes in landscaping gardens. It also enlists
the species mentioned as occurring in India in previous
works but found of doubtful occurrence in the present work.
15 genera are under Aruninariae and 18 are under Bambusiae
[Table:1]. However, here all the genera are cited
alphabetically with current accepted name, followed by the
basionym and other important synonynms. Type(s) of the
name, followed by the vernacular names and the distribution
of species in Indian states and in other countries are
provided for each species.
AMPELOCALAMUS S.L. Chen, T.H.Wen & G.Y.Sheng,
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 19:332. 1981.
Type: Ampelocalamus actinotrichus (Merrill & Chun) S.L.Chen,
T.H.Wen & G.Y. Sheng
Ampelocalamus patellaris (Gamble) Stapleton, Edinburgh
J. Bot. 51(3): 321. 1994. Dendrocatamus patellaris Gamble, Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 86-87. t. 75. 1896. Patellocalamus
patellaris (Gamble) W.T.Lin, J. S. China Agric. Univ. 10(2):
46. 1989. Sinocalamus patellaris (Gamble) T.Q.Nguyen, Bot.
Zurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 74:1662. 1989. Chimonobambusa
jainiana C.R.Das & D.C.Pal, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4(3): 1023.
1983. Drepanostachyum jainianum (C.R.Das & D.C.Pal)
R.B.Majumdar, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25(1-4): 235. 1983.
Sinarundinaria jainiana (C.R.Das & D.C.Pal) H.B.Naithani,
Indian Forester: 116(12): 990. 1990.
Type: Sikkim, Jungat, alt. 4000 ft., November, 1881, Gamble
10045 (K). LT designated by Stapleton in Edinburgh J. Bot.
51: 321. 1994.
Vern.: Pagjiok, Pagjiok-pao (Lepch); Footoong (Mikir).
Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland,
Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [Bhutan, China, Laos,
Myanmar, Nepal].
BAMBUSA Schreb., Gen. Pl, ed. 8[a] 236.1789, nom. cons.
Type: Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss.
Bambusa alemtemshii H.B.Naithani, Indian Forester
133(11): 1575. 2007.
Type: India: Nagaland, Mokokchung District, Longsa village,
December 5, 2004, H.B.Naithani 4338 (DD).
Vern.: Alulem (Ao).
Distribution: Assam, Nagaland. Endemic.
Bambusa balcooa Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 196. 1832.
Lectotype: Roxb. Icones 1402 (K). LT designated by Stapleton
in Edinburgh J. Bot 51(1): 12. 1994.
Vern.: Baluka (Ass.); Balku (Beng.); Wamnah, Beru (Garo);
Barak (Tripura).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Kerala,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. [Bangladesh,
China].
Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengartn. ed. 3. 1:
1189. 1895. Arundo bambos L. Sp. Pl. 1:81. 1753. Bambusa
arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. Sp. Pl. ed. 4 [Willdenow] 2: 245.
1799. Bambos arundinacea Retz., Observ. Bot. (Retzius) 5: 24.
1788. Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss var. gigantea Bennet &
R.C.Gaur, Thirty Seven Bamboos Growing in India. 21. 1990.
Lectotype: "Ily" in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 1: 25. t. 16. 1678.
Lectotype designated by Judziewiez in Gorts-van Rijn (ed.),
Fl. Guianas, see. A. 8: 50. 1990.
Vern.: Kotoba (Ass.); Baroowa, Behor, Ketuasi, Ketwa
(Beng.); Saneibi (Manipuri); Daba, Kating (Orrisa); Mulkas
veduru, Mullu veduru (Telugu).
Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. [Bangladesh, China,
Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka].
Bambusa burmanica Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta
7: 35-36. t. 33. 1896.
Type: Burma: Katha District, dry slopes, J.W.Oliver s.n. (K).
Vern.: Thaikawa (Ass.).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram,
Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [China, Malayasia, Myanmar].
Bambusa cacharensis R.B.Majumdar, Bull. Bot. Surv. India
25(1-4): 237. f. 1. 1983.
Type: India: Cachar, Lakhimpur, Mar Bastee, R.B.Majumdar
74265A (CAL).
Vern.: Betua (Beng.); Moirang-wa (Manipuri).
Distribution: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, West
Bengal. Endemic.
Bambusa dampaeana H.B.Naithani, Gabriyal & Bisht, in
Indian Forester 136(7): 991-992. 2010.
Type: India: Mizoram, Terei, on way to Dampa, 11.12.2009,
H.B.Naithani 4344 (Holo DD).
Distribution: Mizoram. Endemic.
Bambusa garuchokua Barooah & Borthakur, in Indian J.
Forestry 24(4): 506-508. 2001.
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Type: India: Assam, Lakhimpur, Barpathar No.1, 7.7.1996,
C.Barooah 2505 (Holo ASSAM); Bor Azara, Nalbari, Assam,
India, 8.3.1997, C.Barooah 2532 (Para CAL); Chapor, Dhubri,
Assam, India, 8.3.1998, C.Barooah 2567 (Para Gauhati
University Herb., Guwahati).
Distribution: Assam. Endemic.
Bambusa jaintiana R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind.
Enumerat.- Monocot. 274. 1989. Bambusa alamii Stapleton,
Edinb. J. Bot. 51(1): 10. Fig 3. 1994. Bambusa assamica Barooah
& Borthakur, in Indian J. Forestry 24(4): 503-505. 2001.
Type: India: Shillong, G.K.Deka 31765 (CAL).
Vern.: U-shken (Khasi); Gasui, Gasai (Rongmai); Mirtianga
(Beng.).
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Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Manipur, Nagaland, West Bengal. [Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Myanmar, Nepal].
Bambusa khasiana Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1):
97. 1868.
Syntypes: India: Khasia, alt. 2000-4000 ft., Churra, Hooker no.
1097 (K); Jasper Hill Mahadeb Hooker 496 (K).
Distribution: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya. [Myanmar].
Bambusa majumdarii P.Kumari & P.Singh, in Kew Bull.
64(3):565. 2009.
Type: India: Meghalaya, Near Tura, Garo Hills, 14.9.2005,
P.Kumari & P.Singh 34696 (Holo CAL; Iso ASSAM).
Vern.: Wa-nari (Garo).
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Distribution: Meghalaya. Endemic.
Bambusa manipureana H.B. Naithani, Indian Forester
136(2): 262-263. 2010.
Type: India: Manipur, Chandel district, 10 km before Moreh,
11.10.2008, H.B.Naithani 5011 (Holo DD).
Vern.: Lawom, Uying (Chote Tribe); Uma (Manipuri);
Govam, Gosing (Kuki).
Distribution: Manipur. Endemic.
Bambusa mohanramii P.Kumari & P.Singh, in Kew Bull.
64(3):567. 2009.
Type: India: Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Khleiriaht, 9.4.2004,
P.Kumari 34608 (Holo CAL; Iso ASSAM).
Vern.: Seij (Jaintia).
Distribution: Meghalaya. Endemic.
Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult.f.,
Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 7(2): 1350. 1830.
Arundo multiplex Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 58. 1790. Bambusa nana
Roxb., Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 2: 199. 1832. Ludolfia glaucescens
Willd., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck.
Gesammten Naturk. 2: 320. 1808. Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.)
Siebold ex Munro. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 89. 1868.
nom. invalid, pro. syn.
Type: No type specimen exists (Stapleton 1994).
Distribution: Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, West Bengal.
[Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka]. Probably
naturalized in addition to being cultivated.
Bambusa nairiana P.Kumari & P.Singh, in Bull. Burv. India
50:13. 2008.
Type: India: Meghalaya, Garo Hills, Near Nokrek, 14.9.2005,
P.Kumari & P.Singh 34698 (Holo CAL; Iso ASSAM).
Vern.: Wa-sim (Garo).
Distribution: Meghalaya. Endemic.
Bambusa nutans Wall ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 92. 1868.
Lectotype: Nepal: Kathmandu, Naga-Arjun [Nagarjun, 27°
44'N 85°71'E]: 1821; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 5031(K-W).
LT designated by Stapleton in Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 17. 1994.
Vern.: Deobans, Jotia-makal, Bidhuli, Mukial (Ass.);
Seringjai (Khasi); Wa-malang (Kuki); Mahi bans, Mahlu,
Mallo (Lepcha); Peechli, Kali (Trpura).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [Bangladesh].
Bambusa oliveriana Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta
7: 130. t. 116. 1896. Bambusa mizorameana H.B. Naithani, in
Indian Forester 135(9): 1291-1292. 2009.
Syntypes: Burma: 30 miles north from Mandalay, alt. 10002000 ft., 1893-94, J.W.Oliver s.n.; Ruby Mines Hills (K);
C.S.Rogers s.n. (CAL).
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Vern.: Talan (Mizo); Khokwa (Manipuri); Khuak (Kabui,
Rongmei); Rokhu (Tangkhul).
Distribution: Manipur, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
[Myanmar]. Naturalized.
Bambusa pallida Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 97.
1868. Bambusa barpatharica Borthakur & Barooah, Indian J.
Forestry 24(4): 505-506. 2001. Bambusa mompaeana H.B.
Naithani, Indian Forester 141(5): 587-589. 2015. Bambusa
rangaensis Borthakur & Barooah, Indian J. Forestry 24(4):
508-509. 2001.
Syntypes: India: Bengalia, Pundua & Sylhet (cult.). Cachar,
Khasia, Joowye. alt. 3500 ft. Hooker & Thomson 602, 607 (K).
Vern.: Bijli, Jowa, Makal, Walkthai (Ass.); Bakhal, Burwal
(Cachar); Seskien, Skhen, Tneng, Usken (Khasi); Pashipo,
Pshi, Pushee (Lepcha); Loto (Mikir); Tesero, Watoi (Naga);
Makal (Tripura).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West
Bengal. [Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar].
Bambusa polymorpha Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 98. 1868.
Syntypes: Burma: Martaban, Pegu. ("Kijathounwa") Brandis
no. 1; Rangoon, M'Clelland s.n. (K).
Vern.: Jama betwa, Betwa, Bethua-bah (Ass.); Betua,
Jaibaroowa, Jama (Beng.); Narangi bhas (Madhya Pradesh);
Bari (Tripura).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu,
Tripura, West Bengal. [Bangladesh, China, Myanmar].
Bambusa pseudopallida R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl.
Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 275. 1989.
Type: India: Umtaph on Dawki-Jarain Road, N.P.Balakrishnan
42700 (CAL).
Distribution: Assam, Meghalaya. Endemic.
Bambusa teres Buch.-Ham. ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 95. 1868.
Syntypes: India: Bengal, Gongachora; Buchanan-Hamilton 881,
Griffith s.n. Assam; Jenkins s.n. (K).
Vern.: Bhaluki-makal (Ass.); Paora (Tripura); Saneibi
(Manipuri); Ankuang Mizo); Vakila (Bru/ Riang).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhatisgarh,
Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, West
Bengal. [Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal].
Bambusa tulda Roxb., Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 2: 193. 1832.
Lectotype: Roxb. Icones 1403 (K). ). LT designated by Stapleton
in Edinburg J. Bot. 5 l (1): 19. 1994.
Vern.: Wamuna, Wagi, Nal-bans (Ass.); Tulda, Jowa
(Beng.); Kiranti, Matela (Duars); Wati (Garo); Bijuli, Jati,
Jao, Ghora (Kamrup); Mirtinga (Tripura).
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Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
West Bengal. [Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar,
Nepal].
Bambusa tulda Roxb. var. gamblei P.Kumari & P.Singh,
Bamboos of Meghalaya p. 58. 2014. Botanical Survey of India,
Kolkata, India.
Type: India: Meghalaya, Garo Hills, Near Nokrek, 14.9.2005,
P.Kumari & P.Singh 346700 (Holo CAL).
Distribution: Meghalaya. Endemic.
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad, in J.C.Wendl. Coll. Pl, 2: 26, t. 47.
1810.
Type: India: cultivated (BM (possible)).
Vern.: Bakal (Beng. and Manipuri); Ranai-shilot (Khasi);
Vairua (Mizo); Bachiabas (Chakma); Uasur (Bru/ Riang);
Sunderkania bans (Orissa).
Distribution:
Arunachal
Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhatisgarh, Goa, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan, West Bengal.
[Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka].
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex Wendl. var. vittata Riviere &
C.Riviere, Bambous 191. 1878. Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. var.
striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 44. 1896. Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl., Penny
Cyclop. 3: 357. 1835.
Type: In China, in Anglia saepe culta, loddiges.
Vern.: Basini bans (Beng.); Sundrogai (Orissa); Yellow
bamboo (Eng.).
Distribution: Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Manipur, West
Bengal. [China].
CEPHALOSTACHYUM Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26: 138. 1868.
Type: Cephalostachyum capitatum Munro
Cephalostachyum capitatum Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 139. 1868. Schizostachyum capitatum (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 281. 1989. non (Trin.) Rupr. 1840. Schizostachyum
munroi S.Kumar & P.Singh, J. Indian Bot. Soc. 70(1-4): 423.
1991.
Syntypes: "Hab. in In d ia or montibus, Khasia, Churra, 4000 ped.
s.m.: Wallich et Griffith 1078, 1392 (in Herb. Griff.); Nunklow
("Sillee et Sullea"), no. 1813; Sikkim, 4000-6000 ft., Myong Valle
("Pyong"), Hooker & Thomson."
Vern.: Gope bans (Nepal); Payong (Lepcha); Ternap (Khasi);
Nhu, Naat (Manipuri); Nagatheo (Tangkhul); Nat (Mizo).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim. [Bhutan].
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Cephalostachyum capitatum Munro var. decompositum
Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 105. 1896.
Schizostachyum capitatum (Trin.) Rupr. var. decompositum
(Gamble) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind.
Enumerat.- Monocot. 281. 1989.
Type: India: Sikkim: T.Anderson & Kurz s.n. (K).
Distribution: Sikkim, Meghalaya. Endemic.
Cephalostachyum fuchsianum Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot.
Gard. Calcutta 7: 107. t. 94. 1896. Schizostachyum fuchsianum
(Gamble) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind.
Enumerat.- Monocot. 281. 1989.
Type: India: Sikkim, Songchonglu, alt. 6000 ft., 1889-1892,
Gammie s.n. (K).
Vern.: Palom (Lepcha); Rawneal (Mizo); Rania, Rangia
(Mara), Ramrikawn (Paithe); Chama (Liangmei); Gowa
(Kuki); Ngai (Tangkhul).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal. [Bhutan, China, Myanmar,
Nepal].
Cephalostachyum latifolium Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 140. 1868. Schizostachyum latifolium (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 281.
1989. non Gamble. 1896.
Lectotype: Bhutan: W.Griffith 2682 (K). LT designated by
Stapleton in Edinburgh J. Bot. 51:
29. 1994.
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland,
Sikkim, West Bengal. [Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Yunnan].
Cephalostachyum longwanum H.B.Naithani, Indian
Forester 136(3): 406-407. 2010.
Type: India: Nagaland, Mon District, Longwa Village,
8.12.2004, H.B.Naithani 4343 (Holo DD).
Vern.: Nahnyii (Konyak).
Distribution: Nagaland. Endemic.
Cephalostachyum mishimieanum H.B.Naithani, Indian
Forester 140(7): 733-734. 2014.
Type: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Lohit dist., way to
Hayuling, 5 km after Udayak Pass, 1200 m, 29.4.2012,
H.B.Naithani 5241 (Holo DD); Hunli, 1300m, Upper Dibang
Valley District, 11.8.2012, H.B.Naithani 5293 (Para DD).
Vern.: Kapit, Kapi (Digaru Mishimi); Apit (Edu Mishimi).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. Endemic.
Cephalostachyum pallidum Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 139. 1868. Schizostachyum pallidum (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 282. 1989.
Type: India: Mishmee, Birmah, Patkaye, 5000 ft., Griffith s.n.
(K).
Vern.: Mayung (Manipuri).
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Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya.
[Myanmar, Yunnan].
Cephalostachyum pergracile Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 14. 1868. Schizostachyum pergracile (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 282. 1989.
Syntypes: Burma: Rangoon, J.E.McClelland s.n. (K); Pegu,
Brandis s.n.
Vern.: Bhala bans (Madhya Pradesh); Madang (Ass.);
Wootang, Pungsang (Manipur); Latang (Naga); Luphul
(Moyan Naga); Gulhang, Goekhang (Kuki); Mau-dang
(Mizo); Dangi (Orrisa).
Distribution: Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Orissa, West
Bengal. [China, Myanmar].
CHIMONOBAMBUSA Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28:
153. 1914.
Lectotype: Chimonobambusa marmorea (Mitford) Makino
(Bambusa marmorea Mitford). LT designated by McClure in
Taxon 6(7): 201-202. 1957.
Chimonobambusa callosa (Munro) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor.
6(3): 151. 1925. Arundinaria callosa Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 30. 1868. Chimonocalamus callosus (Munro)
J.R.Xue & T.P.Yi, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 1(2): 84. 1979.
Chimonobambusa arunachalensis Sharma & Borthakur, Pleione
2(1): 1-2. 2008. Chimonobambusa jainii Sharma & Borthakur, J.
Econ. Taxon. Bot. 32(1): 783-785. 2008.
Lectotype: India: Meghalaya, Myrung, July 6, 1850, J.D.Hooker
& Thomson 1504 (K). LT designated by C.S. Chao & Renvoize
in Kew Bull. 44(2): 366. 1989.
Vern.: Uskong, Uspar, Spar, Sypar, Spar-iong (Khasi); Laiwa
(Manipuri), Ngatha, Ngth (Tangkhul); Pangki (Kabui,
Rongmei).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Nagaland. [Bhutan].
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Franseschi) Makino,
Bot. Mag. Tokyo 28: 153. 1914. Bambusa quadrangularis
Franseschi, Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 5: 401. 1880.
Type: n.v.
Vern.: U-sparbah (Khasi).
Distribution: Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.
Probably naturalized in Mawklat, Meghalaya.
CHIMONOCALAMUS J.R.Xue & T.P.Yi, Acta Bot.
Yunnan. 1(2): 76. 1979.
Type: Chimonocalamus delicatus J.R.Xue & T.P.Yi.
Chimonocalamus griffithianus (Munro) J.R.Xue & T.P.Yi,
Acta Bot. Yunnan.
105
1(2): 83-84. 1979. Arundinaria griffithiana Munro, Trans. Linn.
Soc. London 26(1): 20. 1868. Chimonobambusa griffithiana
(Munro) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6(3): 151. 1925.
Sinarundinaria griffihiana (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew
Bull. 44(2): 353. 1989.
Syntypes: India: Assam, Khasia Mountain, Moflong, Griffith
Assam Dept. 39 (K); J.D.Hooker s.n. (K).
Vern.: Khnap, Uspar, Knap, Ukhnap, Usknap, U-spar-iong
(Khasi & Jaintia); Phar (Mizo); Aphoa (Mara); Lik (Paithe);
Maram (Tangkhul); Peikashasthao (Kabui, Rongmei).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal.
[China, Myanmar].
Chimonocalamus longiusculus Hsueh & T.P.Yi, Acta Bot.
Yunnan. 1(2): 80. 1979.
Type: n.v.
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. [Yunnan].
Chimonocalamus lushaiensis Ohrnb., Bamb. World Introd.
Ed. 4: 314. 1997. Sinarundinaria longispiculata C.S.Chao &
Renvoize, Kew Bull. 43: 411, 1988.
Type: India: Assam, Sangao, Lushai Hills, 1300 m, March
1953, Thakur Rup Chand 6889 (K).
Distribution: Mizoram. Endemic.
Chimonocalamus nagalandianus (H.B.Naithani) P.Kumari
comb. nov. Sinarundinaria nagalandiana H.B.Naithani, Indian
Forester 120(12): 1120. 1994.
Type: India: Nagaland, Niriyo Peak, alt. 3840 ft., Wokha,
November 1986, H.B.Naithani 1477 (Holo DD).
Vern.: Nkyip (Naga).
Distribution: Nagaland. Endemic.
DENDROCALAMUS Nees, Linnaea 9: 476. 1835.
Type: Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees (Bambusa striata
Roxb.)
Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma
2: 560. 1877. Bambusa brandisii Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 109-110. 1868.
Type: "Hab. in Ind. or. Tenasserim, Martaban, Pegu, usque ad
4000 ped. S.M., praecipue in saxis Calcareis, Brandis no. 2.
(HBG).
Vern.: Bulka (Beng.); Wanan (Manipur).
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala (TBGRI),
Manipur. [China, Myanmar].
Dendrocalamus calostachyus (Kurz) Kurz, Forest Fl.
Burma 2: 562. 1877. Bambusa calostachya Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc.
Bengal Pt. 2. Nat. Hist 42: 250. 1873.
Type: Burma: Ava, Bhamo, Kakhyen Hills, alt. 3500 ft., Kurz
s.n.
Distribution: Meghalaya, Nagaland. [China, Myanmar].
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Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 150. 1868.
Lectotype: ‘Cult. Calcutta’, Hb. Munro (K). LT designated by
Stapleton in Edinburg J. Bot. 5 1 ( 1 ) : 23. 1994.
Vern.: Worra (Ass.); Maroobob (Manipuri); U-ktang
(Khasi).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka,
Maharashtra,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [China, Myanmar, Indonesia,
Nepal, Sri Lanka].
Dendrocalamus longispathus Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 561.
1877.
Lectotype: Myanmar, 1871, Kurz s.n. (K). Lectotype selected
by M.Kumar in KFRI Research Report no. 330: 27. 2009.
Vern.: Kako (Khasi); Rupai (Tripura); Wui, Uil (Manipuri);
Gothi (Paite); Dujangpai (Kabui); Rawnal (Mizo); Rabnia
(Mara); Pharbuabas (Chakma); Unamlih (Bru/ Riang).
Distribution: Assam, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Orissa, Tripura, Uttarakhand. [Bangladesh, China,
Myanmar, Thailand].
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees & Arn. ex Munro, Trans.
Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 151. 1868.
Lectotype: India: Assam, Goalpara, July 17, 1808, BuchananHamilton 882 (E). LT designated by Stapleton in Edinburg J.
Bot. 5 1 ( 1 ) : 23. 1994.
Vern.: Ka-Sejlei (Khasi); Wanok (Garo); Peidiau (Kabui,
Rongmai); Pecha (Jiribam); Wanap, Unap (Manipuri);
Kongha, Ramkaha (Tangkhul); Gova, Gonam (Kuki);
Phulrua (Mizo); Ravaw, Arua, Ravawng (Mara); Rawpui
(Paite); Uaktormah (Bru/ Riang).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal
Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim,
Tripura, Uttarakhand. [Bangladesh, Bhutan, China,
Myanmar, Nepal].
Dendrocalamus manipureanus H.B.Naithani, Indian
Forester 136(2): 262-265. 2010.
Type: India: Manipur, Moreh, Sinaiveng, 10.10.2008,
H.B.Naithani 5007 (Holo DD).
Vern.: Nango (Kuki); Ooe, Oei, Uii (Manipuri); Ruv
(Machi); Rawchhe, Rawchhe-changdam (Mizo).
Distribution: Manipur.
Dendrocalamus hookeri Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 151. 1868.
Lectotype: India: Bengal orient. Pundua, June 11, 1850,
J.D.Hooker & Thomson 411 (K). LT designated by Stapleton in
Edinburg J. Bot. 5 1 ( 1 ) : 25. 1994.
Vern.: Seiat, Sejsai, Sijong, Ukotang (Ass.); Siejong, Ussey
(Khasi); Denga (Garo); Patu (Lepcha); Ooer (Manipuri); Tili
bans(Nepal); Rawpui, Rawlak, Rawkhauh (Mizo).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal.
[Myanmar, Nepal].
Dendrocalamus hookeri Munro var. parishii (Munro)
Blatt., Indian Forester 55( 11): 594. 1929. Dendrocalamus
parishii Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 149. 1868.
Type: India: Punjab Himalaya, Parish s.n. (K).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim,
West Bengal. [China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan].
Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 152.1868.
Syntypes: Hab. In China. Hongkong: Hance, 1050; Haviland
740; Formosa, R.Oldham 649 (K).
Vern.: Hava, Kaha (Tangkhul); Gomi (Kuki, Paite); Maribob
(Manipuri).
Distribution: Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland. [Yunnan,
Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam].
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Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 149. 1868. Bambusa membranacea (Munro)
Stapleton & N.H. Xia, Kew Bull. 52(1): 238. 1997.
Lectotype: Burma: Martaban, Trogla, March 12, 1827, Numer.
List [Wallich] no 5029 (K). LT designated by Stapleton &
N.H. Xia in Kew B u l l . 52: 238. 1097.
Distribution: Kerala, West Bengal. [China, Myanmar].
Dendrocalamus sahnii H.B.Naithani & Bahadur, Indian
Forester 108(3): 212. f. 1. 1982.
Type: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Subansiri District, Zoram,
alt. 6000 ft., April 28, 1977, H.B.Naithani ser II no. 902 (DD).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. Endemic.
Dendrocalamus sikkimensis Gamble ex Oliver, Hooker's
Icon. Pl. 18: t. 1770. 1888.
Lectotype: India: Sikkim, July 20, 1885, Pantling s.n. (K). LT
designated by Stapleton in Edinburg J. Bot. 5 1 ( 1 ) : 25. 1994.
Vern.: Wadah (Garo); Pugriang (Lepcha); Rawami, Sangau
(Mizo); Anong, Amoi, Ano (Mara); Paalm (Kabui, Rongmei);
Bhalu bans (Nepali).
Distribution: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal. [Bhutan, China, Nepal].
Dendrocalamus somdevae H.B.Naithani, Indian Forester
119(6): 504. 1993.
Type: India: Dehra Dun, Hardwar road between Jogiwala
and Majri (Mokhampur), 11.3.1991, Som Deva 10985 (Holo
DD); H.B.Naithani 1694 (Para DD); Circuit house Almora
(Kumaun), 9.8.1991, H.B.Naithani 1722 (Para DD).
Distribution: Uttarakhand. Endemic.
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees, Linnaea 9: 476-477.
1834. Bambos stricta Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 58. t. 80. 1795.
Type: Roxb., Pl. Coromondel 1: 58, t. 80. 1798.
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Vern.: Karali (Beng.); Nakur bans, Kiri bidiru (Gujrat); Male
bamboo, Narvel (Maharashtra); Salia (Orrisa); Kalmungil
(Tamil); Sadanapa Veduru (Telugu); Lathi bans (Tripura);
Kallumua (Kerala).
Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh. [Bangladesh, China,
Pakistan, Nepal].
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees var. sericeus
(Munro) Gamble, Man. Ind. Timb. ed. 2. 751. 1902.
Dendrocalamus sericeus Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1):
148. 1868.
Syntypes: India: Behar [Bihar], Parasnath, alt. 4000 ft,
September, 1858, Thomson s.n. (K). India: Behar [Bihar],
Parasnath, February 1848, Hooker s.n. (K).
Distribution: Bihar. Endemic.
DINOCHLOA Buse, Gram. (Buse) 47. 1854.
Type: Dinochloa tjankorreh Buse, nom. illeg. (Bambusa scandens
Blume, Dinochloa scandens (Blume) Kuntze).
Dinochloa andamanica Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt. 2. Nat.
Hist. 42: 253. 1873.
Type: India: "Andamans (etiam in insula Nicobarieis)"
Vern.: Baradahbarat, Bulu akar (Andaman).
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. [Myanmar,
Thailand].
Dinochloa maclellandii (Munro) Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
Pt. 2. Nat. Hist. 42: 253. 1873. Bambusa macclellandii Munro,
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 114. 1868.
Type: "Hab in Ind. or Pegu, Rangon, Phoungee Valley,
Mc'Clelland".
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Ultarakhand,
West Bengal. [Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam].
Dinochloa nicobariana R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl.
Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 277. 1989.
Type: India: Nicobar Islands, North Nicobar, Katchal Island,
Coastal Forest, P.Chakravarty 1129 (CAL).
Distribution: Nicobar Islands. Endemic.
DREPANOSTACHYUM Keng f., J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 15.
1983; Stapleton, Fl. Bhutan 3(2): 505. 2000.
Type: Drepanostachyum falcatum (Nees) Keng f. (Arundinaria
falcata Nees).
Drepanostachyum falcatum (Nees) Keng f., J. Bamboo Res.
2(1): 16. 1983. Arundinaria falcata Nees, Linnaea 9: 478. 1835.
Sinarundinaria falcata (Nees) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew Bull.
44(2): 357. 1989.
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Lectotype: Northwest India, Royle s.n. (K). LT designated by
C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2): 358. 1989.
Vern.: Ringal (Garhwali); Leik (Mizo); Syuli (Mara);
Simtong (Kuki); Machum (Tangkhul).
Distribution: Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttarakhand.
[Combodia, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam].
Drepanostachyum intermedium (Munro) Keng f., J.
Bamboo Res. 2(1): 18. 1983. Arundinaria intermedia Munro,
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 28. 1868. Sinarundinaria
intermedia (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2):
357. 1989.
Type: India: Sikkim, alt. 7000-8000 ft., 1848, J.D.Hooker s.n.
(K).
Vern.: Purmiok, Purmiak, Permyok, Parmiok, Prongnok,
Purmia (Lepcha); Tite, Titi, Titay, Ningalo, Nigalai (Nepali);
Lik (Lushai).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Sikkim, West Bengal. [Bhutan, Nepal].
Drepanostachyum khasianum (Munro) Keng f., J. Bamboo
Res. 2(1): 18. 1983. Arundinaria khasiana Munro, Trans. Linn.
Soc. London 26(1): 28. 1868.
Type: India: Khasia, Shillong, 5800 ft., Griffith 1058 (K).
Vern.: Nam-long (Khasi).
Distribution: Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim. [Bhutan, Nepal].
Drepanostachyum kurzii (Gamble) Pandey ex D.N. Tewari,
Monogr. Bamboo 90. 1993. Arundinaria kurzii Gamble, Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 25. t. 25. 1896. Sinarundinaria kurzii
(Gamble) M. Kumar, Bamboos of India Compendium 279.
1998.
Type: Burma: Southern coast, 1878, Kurz s.n. (K).
Distribution: Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland. [Myanmar].
Drepanostachyum polystachyum (Kurz ex Gamble)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 277. 1989. Arundinaria polystachya Kurz ex Gamble,
Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 7. t. 5. 1896. Sinarundinaria
polystachya (Kurz ex Gamble) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew
Bull. 44(2): 359. 1989.
Lectotype: India: Sikkim, alt. 4000-5000 ft., 1868, Kurz &
Andrson s.n. (K). LT designated by C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew
Bull. 44(2): 359. 1989.
Distribution: Meghalaya, Sikkim. Endemic.
Drepanostachyum suberectum (Munro) R.B.Majumdar,
Bull. Bot. Surv. India 25(1-4): 236. 1983. Arundinaria suberecta
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 32. 1868.
Sinarundinaria suberecta (Munro) M. Kumar, Bamboos of India
Compendium 286. 1998.
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Lectotype: India: Meghalaya, Mamlo, October 27, 1835,
Griffith 558 (K). LT designated by Stapleton, Edinburgh J. Bot.
51: 308. 1994.
Vern.: Ukadai Namlang, Lamb-nag (Jaintia); Nam-long
(Khasi).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim.
Endemic.
GIGANTOCHLOA Kurz ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26: 123. 1868.
Lectotype: Gigantochloa atter Kurz ex Munro (Bambusa
thouarsii var. atter Hassk.). LT designated by Holttum in
Taxon 5: 28-30. 1956.
Gigantochloa albociliata (Munro) Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma
2: 555. 1877. Oxytenanthera albociliata Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26 (1): 129. 1868.
Syntypes: "Hab. in India or." [Burma]: Pegu, Brandis 19
("Wapyoogle" incolis) (K); India: Moulmein, Falconer 27. (K).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Tripura, West Bengal. [Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar,
Thailand, Vietnam]. Naturalized.
Gigantochloa andamanica (Kurz) Kurz, Prelim. Rep. For.
Veg. Pegu, 1875. Bambusa andamanica Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc.
Bengal n.s. 39 (2): 88. 1870.
Type: Andaman Islands: south Andaman, Kurz s.n.
Vern.: Chatai bamboo (Andaman), Ootal (Andamani);
Pangnu, Pui (Kabui, Rongmei).
Distribution: Andaman Islands. [Bangladesh, Jawa, Laos,
Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam].
Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz, Natuurk.
Tijdschr. Ned.-Indie 27: 226. 1864. Bambusa apus Schult. &
Schult. f., Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1353. 1830.
Type: Indonesia: Java, Salaki, Blume s.n. (Holo, M; Iso, L).
Widjaja, Reinwardtia 10(3): 349. 1987.
Vern.: Tekserah, Washut (Garo).
Distribution: Meghalaya. [Bangladesh, Borneo, Jawa, Laos,
Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand].
Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2:
557. 1877. Bambusa auriculata Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt. 2.
Nat. Hist 39: 86. 1870.
Type: Burma: Southern Pegu, Kurz 20 (CAL).
Distribution: Assam, West Bengal. [Bangladesh, Myanmar].
Gigantochloa bastareana H.B. Naithani & R.C. Pal, in
Indian Forester 136(9): 1276-1277. 2010.
Type: India: Chhattisgarh, Bastar district, Kanger Valley
National Park, Dandak Gupha, 02.11.2004, H.B.Naithani 4298
(Holo DD).
Vern.: Peeta (Kanger valley).
Distribution: Chhattisgarh.
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HIMALAYACALAMUS Keng f., J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 23.
1983.
Type: Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Keng f.
(Thamnocalamus falconeri Hook.f. ex Munro)
Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Keng f., J.
Bamboo Res. 2(1): 24. 1983. Thamnocalamus falconeri Hook.f. ex
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 34. 1868.
Type: Nepal: Bagmati Zone, Kathmandu, Sheopore
[Shivapuri], alt. 8000 ft., 1821, Numer. List [Wallich] no.
5040 (K).
Vern.: Deo-ringal, Dev-ringal, Ningal (Garhwal); Singhane,
Maling (Darjeeling); Pao-muarg, Purnoon (Sikkim).
Distribution: Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. [Bhutan,
China, Nepal].
Himalayacalamus hookerianus (Munro) Stapleton,
Bamboo Soc. Newsl. 17: 21. 1993. Arundinaria hookeriana
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 29. 1868.
Sinarundinaria hookeriana (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize,
Kew Bull. 44(2): 358. 1989. Drepanostachyum hookerianum
(Munro) Keng f., J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 17. 1983.
Chimonobambusa hookeriana (Munro) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor.
6(3): 151. 1925.
Lectotype: India: Sikkim [Neongong, 6800 ft.], "Praong,
4000-6000 ft.", December 1848, J.D.Hooker s.n. (K). LT
designated by Stapleton in Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 318. 1994.
Vern.: Praong, Prong, Praing, Preng, Pareng (Lepcha);
Singhane, Singhani, Suighani (Nepal).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West
Bengal. [Bhutan].
KURUNA Attigala, Kathr. & L.G.Clark, Phytotaxa 174(4):
182. 2014.
Type: Arundinaria debilis Thwaites
Kuruna densifolia (Munro) Attigala, Kathr. & L.G.Clark,
Phytotaxa 174(4): 200. 2014. Arundinaria densifolia Munro,
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 32. 1868. Sinarundinaria
densifolia (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2):
354. 1989. Yushania densifolia (Munro) R.B.Majumdar in
Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 282. 1989.
Chimonobambusa densifolia (Munro) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6:
151. 1925.
Lectotype: Sri Lanka: Watson 25 (K). LT designated by
Soderstrom & Ellis in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 72: 12. 1988.
Distribution: Kerala. [Sri Lanka].
Kuruna floribunda (Thwaites) Attigala, Kathr. &
L.G.Clark, Phytotaxa 174(4): 200. 2014.
Indocalamus
floribundus (Thwaites) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 148. 1925.
Arundinaria floribunda Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. (Thwaites)
375. 1864. Sinarundinaria floribunda (Thwaites) C.S.Chao &
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Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2): 356. 1989. Yushania floribunda
(Thwaites) Demoly, Bambou 48: 12. 2006.
Type: Sri Lanka: Maturatte District, alt. 5000 ft., 1863,
Thwaites Ceylon Plant 2624 (PDA).
Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu. [Sri Lanka].
Kuruna walkeriana (Munro) Attigala, Kathr. & L.G.Clark,
Phytotaxa 174(4): 200. 2014. Indocalamus walkerianus (Munro)
Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 148. 1925. Arundinaria walkeriana
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 21. 1868.
Sinarundinaria walkeriana (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize,
Kew Bull. 44(2): 354. 1989. Yushania walkeriana (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 283. 1989.
Lectotype: Sri Lanka: Mrs. Walker 96 (K). LT designated by
Soderstrom & Ellis in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 72: 27. 1988.
Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu. [Sri Lanka].
Kuruna wightiana (Nees) Attigala, Kathr. & L.G.Clark,
Syst. Bot. 41(1): 191. 2016. Indocalamus wightianus (Nees) Nakai,
J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 149. 1925. Arundinaria wightiana Nees,
Linnaea 9: 482. 1834. Sinarundinaria wightiana (Nees) C.S.Chao
& Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2): 356. 1989. Yushania wightiana
(Nees) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 283. 1989.
Type: India: Nilgiri District: Wight 1797 (Holo CAL, Iso K).
Vern.: Chewari (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).
Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu. [Sri Lanka].
Kuruna wightianus (Nees) Attigala, Kathr. & L.G.Clark
var. hispida P.Kumari comb. nov. Indocalamus wightianus
(Nees) Nakai var. hispida (Steud.) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6:
149. 1925. Arundinaria wightiana Nees var. hispida (Steud.)
Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 5. 1896. Yushania
wightiana (Nees) R.B.Majumdar var. hispida (Steud.)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 283. 1989. Arundinaria hispida Steud., Syn. Pl.
Glumac. I: 335. 1854.
Type: India: "In sylvis prope Sispara Nilagiri", Hohenacker 1282
(K).
Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu. [Sri Lanka].
MELOCALAMUS Benth. in Benth. & J.D. Hooker, Gen. Pl
3, 2: 1095, 1212. 1883.
Type: Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth., Gen. Pl.
(Benth. & Hook.f.) 3: 1212. 1883.
Pseudostachyum compactiflorum Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt. 2.
Nat. Hist. 42: 252. 1873.
Dinochloa compactiflora (Kurz) McClure, Bull. Misc. Inform.
Kew 1936: 253. 1936. Melocalamus mastersii (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.-
109
Monocot. 278. 1989. Bambusa mastersii Munro, Trans. Linn.
Soc. London 26(1): 113. 1868. Type: Martaban, Burma, S.Kurz
3183 (CAL).
Vern.: Lata-bans (Ass.); Dural, Doral (Beng.); Sairil (Mizo);
Sairi (Mara); Uadu (Bru/ Riang); Chhairil (Lai).
Distribution: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Tripura. [Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand,
Vietnam].
Melocalamus gracilis R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl.
Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 278. 1989. Dinochloa gracilis
(R.B.Majumdar) Bennet & Jain ex D.N. Tewari, Monogr.
Bamboo 82. 1992.
Type: India: Barail Range, near Kailana, 9 km from Gumri
rest house on Shillong-Cachar Road near P.W.D. Shed,
R.B.Majumdar 1138 (CAL).
Distribution: Assam. Endemic.
Melocalamus indicus R.B.Majumdar, Bull. Bot. Surv. India
25(1-4): 236. 1983. Dinochloa indica (R.B.Majumdar) Bennet,
Van Vigyan 27(2): 121. 1989.
Type: India: Cachar, Bhuban Hills, R.B.Majumdar 73083
(CAL).
Vern.: Dural (Beng.); Gilching (Kuki), Uma (Manipuri);
Charih (Rongmei).
Distribution: Assam, Manipur. Endemic.
MELOCANNA Trin. in K.P.J. Sprengel, Neue Entdeck.
Pflanzenk. 2: 43. 1821.
Type: Melocanna bambusoides Trin., nom, illeg. (Bambusa baccifera
Roxb.; Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz)
Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz, Prelim. Rep. Forest
Pegu 94. 1875. Bambusa baccifera Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3: 37,
t. 243. 1819. Melocanna humilis Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 569.
1877, non Roep. ex Trin. 1822. Melocanna arundina
C.E.Parkinson, Indian Forester 61: 326. 1935.
Lectotype: Roxburgh Icones 1401 (K). LT designated by
Stapleton in Edinburgh J. Bot. 51: 27. 1994.
Vern.: Muli, U-silli (Khasi); Wah-thri, Wa-sith, Watray,
Warai (Garo); Moubi-wa (Manipuri); Mautak, Maomitvel
(Mizo); Ramaw (Mara); Egochiabas (Chakma); Uarthoi
(Bru/ Riang); Mou (Paithe).
Distribution: Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal.
[Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Nepal].
Melocanna clarkei (Gamble ex Brandis) P.Kumari &
P.Singh, Nelumbo 51: 234. 2009. Arundinaria clarkei Gamble
ex Brandis in Ind. Trees 666. 1906. Schizostachyum mannii
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 281. 1989. Bambusa khasiana sensu Gamble, Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 39. t. 37. 1896 non Munro, 1868.
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Type: Cherra end, 2000 ft., Oct. 1867, C.B.Clarke 5563! (Holo
CAL).
Vern.: Rawte, Chatle (Mizo); Uma (Manipuri); Chi (Kabui);
Gehour (Jiribam); Inchi (Rongmei).
Distribution: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland. Endemic.
MUNROCHLOA M.Kumar & Remesh, J. Bot. Res. Inst.
Texas (1): 374. 2008.
Type: Bambusa ritcheyi Munro
Munrochloa ritchiei (Munro) M.Kumar & Remesh, J. Bot.
Res. Inst. Texas (1): 374. 2008. Bambusa ritcheyi Munro, Trans.
Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 113.1868. Pseudoxytenanthera ritcheyi
(Munro) H.B.Naithani, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 87(3): 440.
1990.
Type: India: Bombay, Kala Nuddi, Ritchie 820 (W).
Vern.: Choomaree, Choua, Chiwa, Chiwan, Chawa
(Kannad); Huda, Udhe, Manga, Tandali (Marathi).
Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
Endemic.
NEOHOUZEAUA A. Camus, Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Paris
28: 100. 1922.
Type: Neohouzeaua mekongensis A. Camus
Neohouzeaua dullooa (Gamble) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Hist.
Nat. (Paris) 28: 100. 1922. Teinostachyum dullooa Gamble, Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 101. 1896. Schizostachyum dullooa
(Gamble) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind.
Enumerat.- Monocot. 281. 1989.
Type: Burma: Katha District, Hawyaw Monastery Garden,
February 1892, Oliver s.n. (K).
Vern.: Dullooa (Ass.); Puksalu (Lepcha); Dongla (Khasi);
Wadroo (Garo); Rawthlaw (Mizo); Uatlau (Bru);
Dhulubans (Chakma); Gu, Goo (Kabui, Rongmei); Nat,
Tolu, Phisautong (Manipuri); Gokhoo (Paite); Sedlar
(Maring); Shia (Tangkhul).
Distribution: Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Myanmar].
Neohouzeaua helferi (Munro) Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform.
Kew 1923: 91. 1923. Bambusa helferi Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 114. 1868. Pseudostachyum helferi (Munro) Kurz,
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 253. 1872.
Teinostachyum helferi (Munro) Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 102. t. 90. 1896. Schizostachyum helferi (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 281. 1989.
Type: Burma: Tenasserim, Helfer 411 (K).
Vern.: Silloh (Khasi); Wali, Tumoh (Garo).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya.
[Bangladesh, Myanmar].
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NEOMICROCALAMUS P.C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(2):
146. 1983.
Type: Neomicrocalamus prainii (Gamble) Keng f. (Microcalamus
prainii Gamble)
Neomicrocalamus andropogonifolius (Griff.) Stapleton,
Edinburgh J. Bot. 51(3): 325. 1994. Bambusa andropogonifolia
Griff., Itin. Pl. Khasyah Mts. 124. 1848.
Type: Bhutan: Tashigang District, Diri Chhu, [27° 10° N. 91°
26° E], alt. 3600 ft., Griffith Itin 417 (K).
Distribution: Nagaland. [Bhutan].
Neomicrocalamus mannii (Gamble) R.B.Majumdar in
Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 279. 1989.
Cephalostachyum mannii (Gamble) Stapleton & D.Z.Li, Kew
Bull. 52: 700. 1997. Arundinaria mannii Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot.
Gard. Calcutta 7: 26. 1896. Racemobambos mannii (Gamble)
M.Kumar, Bamboos of India Compendium 230. 1998.
Type: India: Meghalaya, Amkasur, Jaintia Hills, 3000 ft.,
April 24, 1889, G.Mann 21845 (K).
Vern.: Beneng, Ka-beneng (Jaintia & Khasi); Siaman (Mizo).
Distribution: Meghalaya. [China].
Neomicrocalamus prainii (Gamble) Keng f., J. Bamboo Res.
2(2): 10. 1983. Microcalamus prainii Gamble, J. Asiat. Soc.
Bengal Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 59(2): 207. t. 7. 1891. Arundinaria prainii
(Gamble) Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 21. t. 19.
1896. Racemobambos prainii (Gamble) Keng f. & T.H.Wen, J.
Bamboo Res. 5(2): 13. 1986.
Type: India: Assam, Naga Hills, 8300 ft., April 23, 1886, Prain
s.n. (K).
Vern.: U-speit (Khasi); Tenwa (Manipuri); Sinar
(Tangkhul).
Distribution: Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland. [China].
OCHLANDRA Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. (Thwaites). 376.
1864.
Type: Ochlandra stridula Thwaites
Ochlandra beddomei Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 124. t. 110. 1896.
Type: India: Wet slopes of Nilgiris-Wynaad, 3000-4500ft.,
Beddome s.n. (K). LT designated by M.Kumar in KFRI
Research Report no. 399: 84. 2011.
Distribution: Kerala. Endemic.
Ochlandra ebracteata Raizada & Chatterjee, Indian
Forester 89(5): 362. 1963.
Type: India: Kerala, Paruthipally range, Kottur reserve,
Trivandrum division, June 28, 1961, Managing Agents, Punalur
Paper Mills s.n, (Holo, DD).
Distribution: Kerala. Endemic.
Ochlandra keralensis M.Kumar, Remesh & Sequiera, J.
Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25(1): 49-51.f. l (A-N). 2001.
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Type: India: Kerala, Pathanamthitta District, Pachakkanam,
3200 ft., December 9, 1998, Remesh & Stephen 20730 (Holo,
KFRI).
Distribution: Kerala. Endemic.
Ochlandra scriptoria (Dennst.) C.E.C.Fiseh., Fl. Madras
3(10): 1863. 1934. Bambusa scriptoria Dennst., Schltissel Hort.
Malab. 31. 1818. Ochlandra rheedii (Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f. ex
Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 121. t. 107. 1896.
Beesha rheedii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 434, 1833.
Type: Rheede, Hortus. Malab. 3. t. 60 as "Beesha".
Vern.: Ammei, Bheesha, Kolanji, Ottal (Malyali).
Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Endemic.
Ochlandra setigera Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta
7: 128. t. 115. 1896.
Type: India: western slopes of Nilgiri Hills, Gudalur, alt.
3000 ft., H.Trimen s.n.; J.S.Gamble 25503 (Holo K).
Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Endemic.
Ochlandra spirostylis M.Kumar, K.K.Seethal. & Sequiera,
Rheedea 9(1): 31-33. 1999.
Type: India: Kerala, Idukki District, Adimali,
Chattuparakudy, 3000 ft., May 30, 1998, Stephen Sequiera
00884 (Holo, KFRI).
Distribution: Kerala. Endemic.
Ochlandra talbotii Brandis, Indian Trees 684. 1906.
Lectotype: India: North Canara, Gursoppa falls, W.A.Talbot
3628 (Lecto, BLAT).
Distribution: Karnataka, Goa. Endemic.
Ochlandra travancorica (Bedel.) Benth. ex Gamble, Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 125. t. 111. 1896. Beesha travancorica
Bedd., Forester's Man. Bot. 234. 1873. Ochlandra sivagiriana
(Gamble) E.G.Camus, Bambusees (Camus) 181.1. 99. f. c.
1913. Ochlandra rheedii Benth. ex Gamble var. sivagiriana
Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 122. t. 108. 1896.
Ochlandra soderstromiana M.Kumar & Sequiera, Rheedea 9(1):
33. f. 2. 1999. Ochlandra kadambarnii M.Kumar, Unnikrishnana
& Remesh, Bamboos of Penninsular India, KFRI Research
report no. 399: 92. 2011. Ochlandra travancorica (Bedd.) Benth.
ex Gamble var. hirsuta Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta
7: 126. t. 112. 1896.
Type: India: Mountains of Tinnevelly and Travancore, alt.
3000-5000 ft., Madras, Beddome s.n. (K).
Vern.: Etta, Kar-eetta, Vei (Malyali); Eeral, Eera-kalli, Iral,
Irul, Ita-kalli, Nanal, Odai (Tamil).
Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Endemic.
Ochlandra wightii (Munro) C.E.C.Fisch., Fl. Madras 3(10):
1864. 1934. Bambusa wightii Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 111. 1868. Ochlandra brandisii Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot.
Gard. Calcutta 7: 126. t. 1 13. 1896.
111
Type: India: Courtallum, alt. 3000 ft., 1835, Brandis s.n.
(Neotype, K). Designated by M.Kumar in KFRI Research
Report no. 399: 121. 2011.
Vern.: Ira-calli (Tamil).
Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Endemic.
PHYLLOSTACHYS Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl.
Konigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 745. 1843, nom. cons.
Type: Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc.
Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc., Abh. Math.Phys. Cl. Konigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3(3): 746. pl. 5. f. 3. 1843.
Type: Japan; P.F. von Siebold s.n. (L).
Vern.: Makade (Japanese).
Distribution: Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim. [China].
Cultivated and possibly naturalized, native to China and
Japan.
Phyllostachys mannii Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 28. t. 28. 1896. Phyllostachys assamica Gamble ex
Brandis, Indian Trees 667. 1906. Phyllostachys bambusoides
sensu Gamble, in Fl. Brit. India 7(22): 386. 1896 non Siebold
& Zucc. 1843.
Type: India: Shillong, Khasia Hills and said to have come
from the Naga Hills, 1889, G.Mann s.n. (K, Iso CAL).
Vern.: U-seij naka (Khasi).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland. [China, Myanmar].
PSEUDOSTACHYUM Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26: 141. 1868.
Type: Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro
Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 142. t. 4.
1868. Schizostachyum polymorphum (Munro) R.B.Majumdar in
Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 282. 1989.
Lectotype: India: Assam, Nigrigam, January 18, 1836, Griffith
6735 (K). LT designated by Stapleton in Edinburgh J. Bot. 51:
30. 1994.
Vern.: Bajal, Nal, Tolli (Ass.); Serim (Khasi); Wachall
(Garo); Purphiok, Paphak (Lepcha); Pheling (Nepali); Talak
(Myon Naga, Manipuri); Mareo, Nagachui (Tangkhul);
Chal, Chail (Kuki); Rapai/ Ratai (Mara); Uanol (Bru).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal.
[Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal].
PSEUDOXYTENANTHERA Soderstr. & R.P.Ellis,
Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 72: 52. 1988.
Type: Pseudoxytenanthera monadelpha (Thwaites) Soderstr. &
R.P.Ellis (Dendrocalamus monadelphus Thwaites).
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Pseudoxytenanthera bourdillonii (Gamble) H.B.Naithani,
J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 87: 440. 1990. Oxytenanthera
bourdillonii Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 76. 1896.
Type: "Western Ghats of Travancore, grows only on steep
precipitous places & wet rocks at
elevations of 3000-4000 ft.", J.F.Bourdillon s.n. (K).
Vern.: Arambu (Malyali); Ponmungil (Tamil).
Distribution: Kerala. Endemic.
Pseudoxytenanthera monadelpha (Thwaites) Soderstr. &
R.P.Ellis, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 72: 52. 1988. Dendrocalamus
monadelphus Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 5: 376. 1864.
Lectotype: Sri Lanka: Ambagamuwa, December 1854,
Thwaites C.P. 3359 (PDA). LT designated by Soderstrom &
Ellis, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 72: 52. 1988.
Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu. [Sri Lanka].
Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii (Munro) T.Q.Nguyen, Bot.
Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 76: 993. 1991.
Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii (Munro) H.B.Naithani, J. Bombay
Nat. Hist. Soc. 87(3): 440. 1990. Dendrocalamus stocksii
(Munro) M.Kumar, Remesh & Unnikr., Sida 21(1): 95. 2004.
Oxytenanthera stocksii Munro Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1):
130. 1868.
Type: India: Concan, Stocks s.n. (K).
Vern.: Chivari, Mes (Marathi); Konda, Oor-shema (Kannad).
Distribution: Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra.
SAROCALAMUS Stapleton, Novon 14(3): 347. 2004.
Type: Sarocalamus racemosus (Munro) Stapleton
Sarocalamus racemosus (Munro) Stapleton, Novon 14(3):
347. 2004. Arundinaria racemosa Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 17. 1868 emend. Fargesia racemosa (Munro)
T.P.Yi, J. Bamboo Res. 2: 39. 1983. Yushania racemosa (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik et. al., R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et.
al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 283.1989.
Lectotype: India: North East Himalaya [Sikkim & Darjeeling
District], Birch Hills, alt. 6000 ft., August 1857, Thomson s.n.
(K). LT selected by Gamble, 1912.
Vern.: Sanu maling, Pummoon, Pat-hioo (Sikkim); Miknu,
Mikner (Lepcha & Bhutia).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland,
Sikkim, West Bengal. [Bhutan, China,
Nepal].
Sarocalamus faberi (Rendle) Stapleton, Novon 14(3): 348.
2004. Arundinaria faberi Rendle, J. Linn. Soc. 36: 435. 1904.
Bashania faberi (Rendle) T.P.Yi, J. Bamboo Res. 12(2): 52. 1993.
Type: China: Sichuan, above Chungking, Yangtzekiang,
E.Faber 1119 (Holo K).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. [China].
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SCHIZOSTACHYUM Nees, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl 2(1): 535.
1829.
Type: Schizostachyum blumei Nees
Schizostachyum andamanicum M.Kumar & Remesh,
Blumea 48(1): 187-189. 2003. Schizostachyum kalpongianum
M.Kumar & Remesh, Blumea 48(1): 187-189. 2003.
Type: Saddle Peak (North Andaman) Andaman Islands,
India, 25.5.2000, Remesh & Vishwa Kumar 20780 (Holo KFRI;
Iso L, MH).
Distribution: Andaman Islands. Endemic.
Schizostachyum kurzii (Munro) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik.
et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 281. 1989. Melocanna kurzii
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 134. 1868.
Pseudobambusa kurzii (Munro) Ohrnb., Bamb. World Introd.
ed. 4: 19. 1997. Bambusa kurzii (Munro) N.P.Balakr., Bull. Bot.
Surv. India 22(1-4): 176. 1980.
Type: India: Andaman Islands, Macpherson’s straits, Kurz s.n.
(K).
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Manipur.
[Myanmar].
Schizostachyum rogersii Brandis, Indian Trees 679. 1906.
Lectotype: India: Andaman Islands, Potatang Creek,
February 1904, C.G.Rogers 69 (K). Lectotype designated by
M.Kumar in KFRI Research Report no. 330: 79. 2009.
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Endemic.
Schizostachyum seshagirianum R.B.Majumdar in Karthik.
et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 282. 1989. Stapletonia
rigoense L.B. Singha, P. Niri & R. Devi, Phytotaxa 350(1): 079
– 085. 2018.
Type: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Garsing to Eyo, Spiang, alt.
1900 ft., U.S.Rao 1794 (CAL).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. Endemic.
SINARUNDINARIA Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 11: 1. 1935; Clayton
& Renvoize, Gen. Graminum 41. 1989; Chao & Renvoize,
Kew Bull. 44(2): 365. 1989.
Type: Sinarundinaria nitida (Mitford) Nakai (Arundinaria
nitida Mitford).
Sinarundinaria arunachalensis H.B.Naithani, Indian
Forester 117(1): 78. 1991. Chimonocalamus longispiculatus
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 276. 1989. Pleioblastus simonii sensu Naithani &
Bennet in Indian Forester 112(1): 85. 1986., non (Carr.) Nakai
(1925), non Bambusa simonii Carr. (1866).
Type: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Subansiri, Bapu, Burkill
36550 (DD).
Vern.: Yen (Nishi); Hebing (Apatani).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. Endemic.
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STAPLETONIA P.Singh, S.S.Dash & P.Kumari, Nelumbo
51: 241. 2009.
Type: Stapletonia arunachalensis (H.B.Naithani) P.Singh.
S.S.Dash & P.Kumari
Stapletonia arunachalensis (H.B.Naithani) P.Singh,
S.S.Dash & P.Kumari, Nelumbo 51:241.2009. Schizostachyum
arunachalensis H.B.Naithani, Indian Forester 118(3): 230. 1992.
Type: India: Arunachal Pradesh, Subansiri District, Baja near
Daporijo, 300 m, 17.3.1986, H.B.Naithani 1406 (Holo DD).
Vern.: Tuchur (Adi and Hill Miri).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. Endemic.
TEINOSTACHYUM Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26:
142. 1868.
Type: Temostachyum griffithii Munro
Teinostachyum beddomei C.E.C.Fisch., Fl. Madras 3(9):
1860. 1931. Schizostachyum beddomei (C.E.C.Fisch.)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 281. 1989. Teinostachyum wightii Bedd., Fl. Sylv. S.
India t. 323. 1873 non Munro.
Type: India: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris, Beddome 62 (K).
Lectotype designated by M.Kumar in KFRI Research Report
no. 399: 128. 2011.
Distribution: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Endemic.
Teinostachyum griffithii Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 143. t. 3. 1868. Schizostachyum griffithii (Munro)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 281. 1989.
Type: Burma: Prope Wulloboom "in sylvis collinis", Griffith
s.n. (K).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya.
[Myanmar].
THAMNOCALAMUS Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 33, 157. 1868.
Lectotype: Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (Trin.) Munro
(Arundinaria spathiflora Trin.).
LT designated by A.Redder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees 639. 1949.
Thamnocalamus
aristatus
(Gamble)
E.G.Camus,
Bambusees (Camus) 54. 1913. Arudinaria aristata Gamble,
Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 18. t. 17. 1896. Thamnocalamus
spathiflorus Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 34. 1868.
p.p. non Trin. 1935.
Lectotype: India: Sikkim, Phalut, alt. 10000 ft., Gammie s.n.
(K). LT designated by C.S. Chao & Renvoize in Kew Bull. 44(2):
363. 1989.
Vern.: Babain, Babam (Sikkim); Rato, Nigalo (Darjeeling);
Rato-nigala (Sikkim).
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Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim,
West Bengal. [Bhutan, Nepal].
Thamnocalamus arunachalensis H.B. Naithani, in Indian
Forester 141(5): 587-589. 2015.
Type: India: Arunachal Pradesh, West Siang dist., Mechuka,
Segong, 1800m, , 2.9.2012, H.B.Naithani 5334 (Holo DD).
Vern.: ‘Saynu’ (Mompa of Mechuka).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh.
Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (Trin.) Munro, Trans. Linn.
Soc. London 26(1): 34. 1868. Arundinaria spathiflora Trin.,
Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg. Ser. 6, Sci. Math.
Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 3: 617. 1835. Thamnocalamus spathiflorus
Munro ssp. occidentalis Stapleton, Edinburgh J. Bot. 5 1(2):
283. 1994.
Lectotype: Nepal: North West of Himalaya, alt. 7000 ft.,
Numer. List [Wallich] no. 5041 (K). LT designated by
C.S.Chao & Renvoize in Kew Bu l l. 44(2): 363.1989.
Vern.: Ringal, Nigal (Hindi); Tham, Tham-ringal, Parikh,
Deo-ringal (Garhwali).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. [Bhutan, China, Nepal].
THYRSOSTACHYS Gamble, Indian Forester 20: 1. 1894.
Type: Thyrsostachys oliverii Gamble
Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble, Indian Forester 20: 1. 1894.
Type: Burma: J.W.Oliver s.n. (K).
Vern.: Kanak-kaich (Tripura); Phunkirua (Mizo); Goping
(Kuki); Burma-wa (Manipuri).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram,
Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [China, Myanmar].
Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 59-60. t. 51. 1896. nom. cons. Thyrsostachys regia
(Thomson ex Munro) Bennet, Indian Forester 114(10): 711.
1988. Bambusa regia Thomson ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc.
London 26(1): 116. 1868.
Lectotype: Kurz s.n. (K). LT designated by Stapleton in Taxon
47: 739. 1998
Distribution: Uttarakhand (Forest Research Institute,
Dehra Dun), West Bengal (AJC Bose Indian Botanical
Garden, Howrah). [China, Myanmar].
YUSHANIA Keng f., Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 6(4):
355-356. 1957.
Type: Yushania niitakaymensis (Hayata) P. C. Keng
Yushania anceps (Mitford) W.C.Lin, Bull. Taiwan Forest
Res. Inst. 248: 9. 1974. Arundinaria anceps Miff., Bamb. Gard.
181. 1896. Sinarundinaria anceps (Mitf.) C.S.Chao & Renvoize,
Kew Bull. 44(2): 359. 1989. Arundinaria jaunsarensis Gamble,
Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 23. t. 22. 1896.
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Chimonobambusa jaunsarensis (Gamble) K.N.Bahadur &
H.B.Naithani, Indian J. Forest. 1(1): 41.1978. Yushania
jaunsarensis (Gamble) T.P.Yi. J. Bamboo Res. 2(1); 39. 1983.
Fargesia elegans (Kurz) J.Campbell ssp. jaunsarensis (Gamble)
J.Campbell, Gen. Himal. Bamb. 38. 1985.
Type: India: Uttar Pradesh, Jaunsar Hills, Mundali, alt. 7500
ft., May 1891, Gamble 23134 (K).
Vern.: Ningal, Ringal (Jaunsar); Jumra, Gyons, Sarura,
Sarurha (Garhwal).
Distribution: Uttarakhand. Endemic. Cultivated in Europe
and the U.S.A.
Yushania elegans (Kurz) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl.
Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 282. 1989. Arundinaria elegans
Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt. 2. Nat. Hist. 42: 249. 1873.
Sinobambusa elegans (Kurz) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 152.
1925. Fargesia elegans (Kurz) J.Campbell, Gen. Himal. Bamb.
37. 1985. Sinarundinaria elegans (Kurz) C.S.Chao & Renvoize,
Kew Bull. 44(2): 357. 1989.
Type: Burma: Martaban, Nattaung Hills, alt 5000-7000 ft.,
Kurz 144 (K).
Vern.: Jilli (Naga); Ngarik, Likkang (Kuki).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland. [Myanmar].
Yushania hirsuta (Munro) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al.,
Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 282. 1989. Arundinaria hirsuta
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 30. 1868.
Sinarundinaria hirsuta (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew
Bull. 44(2): 355. 1989.
Lectotype: India: Khasi Hills, among rocks, 5600 ft.,
November 1835, Griffith 6726 (K). LT designated by C.S.Chao
& Renvoize in Kew Bull. 44(2): 355. 1989.
Vern.: U-stoh, U-skong, Dait-si-sai, U-stewiong (Khasi).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal. [Bhutan].
Yushania maling (Gamble) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al.,
Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 283. 1989. Arundinaria maling
Gamble, Bull. Misc. inform. Kew 1912: 139. 1912. Fargesia
maling (Gamble) J.Campbell, Gen. Himal. Bamb. 40. 1985.
Sinarundinaria maling (Gamble) C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew
Bull. 44(2): 356. 1988.
Lectotype: India: Darjeeling District, Tonglo [Tanglu], alt.
9000 ft., May 23, 1904, Osmaston s.n. (K). LT designated by
C.S.Chao & Renvoize in Kew Bull. 44(2): 356. 1989.
Vern.: Maling bans (Sikkim, Darjeeling).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal.
[Bhutan, Nepal].
Yushania microphylla (Munro) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik.
et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 283. 1989. Arundinaria
microphylla Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 32. 1868.
Bambusa microphylla Griff., J. Trav. 1: 242. 259. 1847. nom. nud.
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Sinarundinaria microphylla (Munro) C.S.Chao & Renvoize,
Kew Bull. 44(2): 354. 1989.
Syntypes: Bhutan: Tashigang District, Sanah, alt. 7000 ft.,
Griffiths 623 (K); Bhutan- Sanah alt. 6000-10000 ft, Griffith s.n.
(K).
Vern.: U-tangei (Khasi).
Distribution: Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya. [Bhutan, Nepal].
Yushania pantlingii (Gamble) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et
al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 283. 1989. Arundinaria
pantlingii Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 129. t. 118.
1896. Fargesia pantlingii (Gamble) J.Campbell, Gen. Himal.
Bamb. 41. 1985. Semiarundinaria pantlingii (Gamble) Nakai, J.
Arnold Arbor. 6: 151. 1925. Sinarundinaria pantlingii (Gamble)
C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2): 359. 1989.
Type: India: Darjeeling District, Sikkim border "Hills of
British Bhutan", Rechi La 11000 ft., September 1895, Pantling's
collectors s.n. (K).
Vern.: Nigale, Maling (Sikkim).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal.
[Bhutan, Nepal].
Yushania rolloana (Gamble) T.P.Yi, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 39.
1983. Arundinaria rolloana Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 24. t. 23. 1896. Sinarundinaria rolloana (Gamble)
C.S.Chao & Renvoize, Kew Bull. 44(2): 555. 1989.
Type: India: Assam, Naga Hills, Zullah Valley, alt. 5000-7000
ft., 1889, Gopal Baneriee- J.
Rollo s.n. (K).
Vern.: Jipvo (Naga).
Distribution: Assam, Nagaland. Endemic.
Yushania yadongensis T.P.Yi, J. Bamboo Res. 4(2): 33. 1985.
Yushania longissimi K.F.Huang & Q.F.Zheng, Wuyi Science
Journal 2(2): 20, f. 3. 1982.
Type: n.v.
Distribution: Sikkim. [Bhutan].
CULTIVATED SPECIES
Bambusa affinis Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 93.
1868.
Type: Hab. in Ind. or. Burmah, Yoongalum (Teeshe incolis),
Brandis 18 (HBG).
Distribution: West Bengal. [Myanmar].
Bambusa copelandii Gamble, Indian Trees 671. 1906.
Sinocalamus copelandii (Gamble) Raizada, Indian Forester
74(1): 10. 1948.
Lectotype: India: Dehra Dun, cultivated, alt. 2200 ft;
September. 1898; Gamble 27166 (K). LT designated by Xia &
Stapleton in Kew Bu l l. 52: 484. 1997.
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Distribution: Kerala (Tropical Botanical Garden and
Research Institute), Uttarakhand (Forest Research
Institute, Dehra Dun). [Myanmar].
Bambusa wamin E.G.Camus, Bambusees (Camus) 135. 1913.
Bambusa vulgaris var ‘wamin’ Brandis ex McClure, 162. 1966.
Type: "Cultivated in the garden of Northern Shan States of
China. Brought from china, by others from Chengmai, Siam
(Troupe; May 1902)."
Vern.: U-siej-jympun (Khasi); Wasshuti (Garo).
Distribution: India [China, Thailand]. Widely cultivated in
gardens and landscaping.
Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult.f.) Backer ex
Heyne, Nutt. Pl. Ned.-Ind., ed. 2, 1:301. 1927. Bambusa aspera
Schult. & Schult. f., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer &
Schultes] 7(2): 1352-1353.1830.
Type: "Arundarbor aspera Rumphius, Herb. Ainb. 4:11. In
Amboina et Huamchela ad montium pedes."
Distribution: Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. [China,
Myanmar]. Cultivated mainly for the edible young shoots.
Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja, Reinwardtia 10(3):
323. 1987.
Type: Indonesia: Java, Wonosari, Nagasari, February 1983,
Ramlanto s.n. (BO).
Distribution: West Bengal. [Malaysia].
Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea (Steud.) Widjaja,
Reinwardtia 10(3): 305. 1987. Bambusa pseudoarundinacea
Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. I: 330. 1854. Bambusa nagalandiana
H.B.Naithani, Indian Forester 133(9): 1267-1269. 2007.
Type: Indonesia: Java, H.Zollinger 3479 (L).
Vern.: Ralleng mau (Mizo).
Distribution: Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland.
Neololeba atra (Lindl.) Widjaja, Reinwardtia 11(2): 114.
1997. Bambusa atra Lindl., Penny. Cyclop. 3: 357. 1835. Bambusa
lineata Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 118. 1868.
Type: found in Amboyna.
Distribution: West Bengal (AJB Bose Indian Botanic Garden,
Howrah). Its presence in Andaman Islands is recorded only
based on literature and no specimen is available in any
herbaria from these islands. [New Guinea, the Moluccas,
Sangihe Island, Philippines].
Phyllostachys aurea (Andre) Riviere. & C. Riviere, Bull.
Soc. Acclim. France, ser. 3, 5: 716. f. 36. 37. 1878. Bambusa aurea
Andre, Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 102. 1866.
Type: Tunis. Cultivated in "Jardim du Hamma", Anonymous s.n.
(P).
Distribution: Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Kasauli). [China].
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Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro, Trans. Linn.
Soc. London 26(1): 38, 23.1868. Bambusa nigra Lodd. ex Lindl.,
Penny Cyclop. 3: 357. 1835.
Type: “China, Japonia; Siebold, Burger, Textor; ins. Niphon
Osakka in oryzetis, Pierot. in hortis Europae, Chinae et
Indiae culta.”
Vern.: Seij-naka-iong (Khasi).
Distribution: India. Frequently used as an ornamental plant
in gardens and nurseries. Native to S. Hunan, China.
Pseudosasa japonica Makino ex Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6:
150. 1925. Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud., Syn.
Pl. Glumac. 1: 334. 1854.
Type: "Java" Japan, Metake, P.F. von Siebold s.n. (L).
Distribution: Meghalaya (Ward’s Lake Garden, Shillong),
West Bengal (AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah).
[China].
Pseudoxytenanthera parvifolia (Brandis ex Gamble)
T.Q.Nyngen, Bot. Zurn. (Moscow and Leningrad) 76(7): 993.
1991. Oxytenanthera parvifolia Brandis ex Gamble, Ann. Roy.
Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7: 72. t. 63. 1896. Gigantochloa parvifolia
(Brandis ex Gamble) T.Q.Nguyen, Bot. Zhurn. 75(2): 224.
1990.
Type: Burma: Yonzalin Valley, March 1880, D.Brandis s.n.
(HBG).
Distribution: Assam, Mizoram. [Myanmar].
Schizostachyum brachycladum (Kurz ex Munro) Kurz, J.
Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt. 2. Nat.. Hist.39 (2): 89. t. 6. f. 2. 29. 1870.
Melocanna Zollinger (Steud.) Kurz ex Munro var. brachyclada
Kurz ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): I 34. 1868.
Schizostachyum zoliingeri Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 332. 1854.
Type: Java
Distribution: Keral (TBGRI). [Indonesia, Malayasia,
Philippines, Singapore].
Shibataea kumasasa (Zoll. ex Steud.) Makino, Bot. mag.
Tokyo 28: 22. 1914. Bambusa kumasaca Zoll. ex Steud., Syn. Pl.
Glumac. 1: 331. 1854. Phyllostachys kumasasa (Zoll. ex Steud.)
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 39. 1868.
Distribution: Keral (TBGRI), Manipur (KVK, Hengbung,
Senapati dist.), West Bengal (AJC Bose Indian Botanic
Garden, Howrah; Llyodd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling).
[China, Japan].
Yushania niitakayamensis (Hayata) Keng f., Acta Phytotax.
Sin. 6: 357. 1957. Arundinaria niitakayamensis Hayata, Bot. Mag.
Tokyo 21: 49. 1907. Sasa niitakayamensis E.G.camus,
Bambusees 24. 1913.
Distribution: Meghalaya (Ward’s Lake Garden, Shillong).
[China, Philippines, Taiwan].
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Arundinaria gracilis (Riviere & C.Riviere) E.G.Camus, Rev.
Hort. [Paris]. 58: 490. 1886. Bambusa gracilis Riviere & C.
Riviere. Bull. Soc. Natl. Acclim. France Ser. 3. 5(25): 682.
1878.
Type: No type cited.
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal.
Endemic?
Bambusa griffithiana Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London
26(1): 99. 1868.
Type: "Hab. in Ind. or. Burmah, Mogoung, Griffith s.n".
Distribution: Manipur. [Myanmar].
Bambusa kingiana Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calcutta 7:
46. t. 42 1896.
Type: Burma: Kama District, Petsut, J.W.Oliver s.n.
Distribution: Manipur. [Myanmar].
Bambusa longispiculata Gamble ex Brandis, Indian Trees
668. 1906.
Type: Bangladesh: Chittagong Hill tracts, Ruby mine
District, alt. 3500 ft., Griffith s.n.
Distribution: Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal. [Bangladesh, China, Myanmar].
Cephalostachyum flavescens Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal Pt
2 Nat. Hist. 42: 252. 1873.
Type: Pegu: H.B.C. culta.
Schizostachyum flavescens (Kurz) R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et
al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.- Monocot. 281. 1989.
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu.
[Myanmar].
Chimonobambusa armata (Gamble) J. R. Xue & T. P. Yi, J.
Bamboo Res. 2(1): 38.
1983. Arundinaria armata Gamble Ann. Roy. Bot. Card.
Calcutta 7: 130. t. 119. 1896. Chimonocalamus armatus (Gamble)
R.B.Majumdar in Karthik. et al., Fl. Ind. Enumerat.Monocot. 275. 1989. Oreocalamus armatus (Gamble) T.H.Wen,
J. Bamboo Res. 5(2): 22. 1986.
Type: Burma: "Hills of Upper Burma, Bernardmyo", J.W.Oliver
1894 (K).
Distribution: India. [China, Myanmar].
Dendrocalamus collettianus Gamble, Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard.
Calcutta 7: 93. 1896.
Type: upper Myanmar, Fort Stedman Abul Huck s.n.
(Isotype CAL).
Distribution: West Bengal (AJC Bose Indian Botanic
Garden, Howrah). [Myanmar].
Dinochloa scandens (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 773.
1891. Bambusa scandens Blume, Flora 7: 291. 1824.
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Type: Java: Megamendung, Blume s.n. (L).
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands. [Indonesia].
Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz, Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.Indie 27: 226. 1864.
Syntypes: Indonesia: Java, Horsfield s.n.; Java: Buitenzorg, Kurz
s.n.
Distribution: West Bengal. [Malaysia].
Gigantochloa macrostachya Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal. Pt.
2, Nat. Hist. 42: 251. 1873. Gigantochloa tekserah Camus, Bamb.
141. 1913.
Type: Martaban, Tenasserim.
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Mizoram. [Bangladesh, Myanmar].
Gigantochloa nigrociliata (Buse) Kurz, Natuurk. Tijdschr.
Ned.-Indie 27: 226. 1864 var. nigrociliata. Bambusa nigrociliata
Buse, Pl. Jungh. 389. 1854. Oxytenanthera nigrociliata (Buse)
Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26(1): 228. 1868.
Type: "Habitat insulatn Javae Prope Tjiberem", Junghuhn s.n.
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala.
[Myanmar, Indonesia].
Gigantochloa rostrata K.M.Wong, Malaysian Forester
45(3): 349. 1982.
Type: Malaya: October 15, 1980, KM.Wong KEP FRI28981 (L).
Vern.: Wa-shut (Garo).
Distribution: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya,
Orissa, Tripura. [Bangladesh].
Kuruna debilis (Thwaites) Attigala, Kathr. & L.G.Clark,
Phytotaxa 174(4): 200. 2014. Arundinaria debilis Thwaites,
Enum.
Pl.
Zeyl.
[Thwaites]
375.
1864.
Type: “Hab. Elevated parts of the Central Province”. Ceylon,
CP 1 Thwaites (K).
Distribution: Manipur. [Sri Lanka].
Pleioblastus simonii (Carriere) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor.
6(3): 147. 1925. Bambusa simonii Carriere, Rev. Hort. [Paris].
37: 380. 1866.
Type: China?: 1862, E.Simon s.n. (P).
Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh. [Japan].
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Present work based on extensive taxonomic research on this
group of plants for more than fifteen years from 2002 to 2018,
enumerates total of 148 species and 6 varieties under 33
genera from India including indigenous, widely cultivated
and naturalized and the exotic species used particularly for
ornamental purposes in landscaping gardens. It also includes
the species mentioned as occurring in India in previous
works but found of doubtful occurrence in the present work.
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Three new combinations have been proposed according to
the recent generic treatment and the morphological
characters of the plants.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Author is thankful to the Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change, Govt. of India, New Delhi and the
Director Botanical Survey of India for every help and support
to carry the reseach. Forest officials of different states are
also acknowledged for their help during the field
explorations. All the reseachers and the staffs of Botanical
Survey of India are also duly acknowledged for being helpful
in different ways during the work.
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