Poaceae
Bambusa

Bambusa manipureana H.B.Naithani & N.S.Bisht

First published in Indian Forester 136: 262 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam (Manipur). It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 500 cm long; 30-60 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; thin-walled; 30-50 cm long; dark green, or black. Culm-nodes swollen. Lateral branches dendroid. Buds or branches present on lower quarter of culm. Branch complement many; with 1 branch dominant. Culm-sheaths 15-20 cm long; 1 times as long as wide; hispid; with dark brown hairs; auriculate; setose on shoulders. Culm-sheath blade triangular; 15 mm wide. Leaves cauline; 6 per branch. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface; outer margin hairy. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Collar with external ligule. Leaf-blade base symmetrical, or asymmetrical; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; petiole 0.2 cm long. Leaf-blades lanceolate, or ovate; 15-25 cm long; 15-25 mm wide; glandular. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 12-16 secondary veins. Leaf-blade surface glabrous. Leaf-blade margins smooth. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowering specimens unknown.
Distribution
Asia-tropical: India.
Reference
Bambuseae. Naithani 2011.
[GB]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0