Bambusa nairiana (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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Bambusa
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