Drepanostachyum khasianum

Synonyms: Arundinaria khasiana Munro; Chimonobambusa khasiana (Munro) Nakai; Drepanostachyum falcatum subsp. khasianum (Munro) Campb.; Arundinaria suberecta Munro; Sinarundinaria suberecta (Munro) M. Kumar; Drepanostachyum suberectum (Munro) R. B. Majumdar.

Thai names: ไผ่ด่าง (phai dang) (Bangkok); ไผ่จีน (phai chin) (Bangkok). — T. Smitinand, 2001 [#1003]; BKF [#1368].

English name: Khasia Bamboo.

Distribution: THAILAND: Introduced, but no records are known on whether this species has been successfully established in cultivation in Thailand. — INDIA (North-East), native.

Comments:

(1) Many years ago, plants with striped leaves were distributed on the market in Bangkok under the name "Arundinaria suberecta, ไผ่ด่าง (phai dang)". This bamboo was a true Drepanostachyum species, identified as Drepanostachyum suberectum, and is no longer on the market (Mu Chakkrapong, pers. comm. Facebook, 10 Oct. 2017).

(2) A bamboo under the name "Arundinaria suberecta", or "ไผ่ด่างกาญจนา (phai dang kanchana)" is known to be in cultivation in Thailand. This is a species of Gigantochloa, not Drepanostachyum (→ Gigantochloa sp. (TH: S)).