Schizostachyum burmanicum

Synonym: Cephalostachyum burmanicum R. Parker & C. E. Parkinson, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31, 1932: 127.

Thai name: No known records.

Burmese name: Kyat-wa.

English name: No known records.

Distribution: THAILAND: Not recorded from Thailand, but the species is assumed to occur in Kanchanaburi Province of western Thailand (Classification of Bamboo, 2012 [#1223]). — MYANMAR: Tanintharyi Region (former Tenasserim): Mergui District, gregarious in low-lying moist sites in evergreen forest.

Culm size: Height 15–18 m, diameter 8–10 cm.

Descriptions: "… caespitose. Rhizomes short; pachymorph. Culms erect; 1500–1800 cm long; 80–100 mm diam.; woody. Culm-internodes terete; hollow; 50 cm long; glaucous; distally hispid. Lateral branches dendroid. Culm-sheaths brown; hispid; with black hairs; auriculate; setose on shoulders; shoulders with curved hairs. Culm-sheath blade ovate; cordate; pubescent; acuminate. Leaf-sheaths striately veined; glabrous on surface. Leaf-sheath oral hairs scanty; deciduous. Leaf-sheath auricles erect. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath. Leaf-blades lanceolate; 15–35 cm long; 25–32 mm wide. Leaf-blade midrib conspicuous. Leaf-blade venation with 14–26 secondary veins; with obscure cross veins. Leaf-blade surface scabrous; rough on both sides. Leaf-blade margins scabrous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate; antrorsely scabrous. … [flowers and seeds described]." — Kew GrassBase, as "Cephalostachyum burmanicum" [#1335].