Bambusa glaucophylla Wdjaja
Family: Poaceae
Common names (English):
Common names (English):
Variegated Bamboo
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Shrub
Distribution:
Asia.
Use: Ornamental
Description:
Perennial caespitose, rhizomatous shrubs; culms erect; straight, or zig-zag. Lateral branches dendroid. Culm-sheaths deciduous, 8-12 cm long, hispid with dark brown hairs, or black hairs, auriculate. Leaves cauline; sheaths glabrous or pilose, hairs white, or black; auricles falcate; 1-2 mm long; ligule an eciliate membrane, 1 mm long; blade lanceolate, acuminate, variegated with white stripes, glabrous, margins scabrous.