BAMBOOS OF INDI A

Bamboos of India
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Fig. 92. S. elegans. A - leafy branch;
B - culm with culm-sheath; C - culm sheath;
D - flowering branches; E - spikelets;
F & G - empty glumes; H - flowering glume;
I - palea; J - lodicule; K - stamen; L - pistil.
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acuminate, 7-nerved, palea shorter than lemma, 2-keeled, ciliate on the keels, 2-nerved on either side of keel, tip ciliate
with 2 clefts; lodicules 3, ca. 1.5 mm long, ovate, fimbriate, 3-nerved, one is narrower than the other two and obtuse,
others ovate and acute. Stamens 3, hardly exserted; anther ca.5 mm long, purple, basifixed, tip rounded. Ovary ca.1.5
mm long, oblong, glabrous, yellow, style divided at the base and each having one plumose stigma.
FLOWERING
The only report of flowering is from Naga Hills in 1937.
DISTRIBUTION
This species is found distributed in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland of North-Eastern India. Also known to occur in
China and Myanmar and considered rare and highly threatened (Bahadur and Jain, 1981).
USES
Culms are used for strengthening the mud walls of native huts. In Naga hills, the young shoots are used for making
pickles. Shoots are also used as vegetables and food.
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