Bambusa nairiana

Description

Bambusa nairiana - a new bamboo species collected from Meghalaya,in the North Eastern part of India,is described and illustrated,it is distinguished from other Bambusa species by its short,eciliate auricles,glabrous ligule and pseudospikelets with 3 lodicules,two of them similar,obliquely cut from one side,rounded on another,the third ovate,apiculate,5-nerved and ciliate along margins.This new species somewhat resembles Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.ex Wendl.in the shape of its culm-sheath but differs in having very small auricle.The paper compares it with B.vulgaris,provide diagnostic characters,complete description and illustrations.