A species of southern and eastern Bhutan, found in subtropical forests from 500m to 1,500m, reaching a height of 10m, and a diameter of 4cm. The straggling clumps look similar to those of Cephalostachyum latifolium, but the leaves are much smaller. The culm sheaths are smoother with flat level shoulders. The shoulders and edges are tough, and there are copper-coloured rounded bristles on the shoulders. The leaf sheaths are also tough, without the cross-veins seen on the leaf sheaths of Cephalostachyum latifolium. The leaf sheath shoulders are rounded rather than tall, with fewer, darker bristles which merge with the cilia down one edge. The leaf sheath ligules are

shorter, and more densely hairy. The culm nodes are level, not swollen, and the sheath bases have no hairs. The culm internodes are smooth with no ridges, and they are very shiny at the base. This species is not usually cultivated, although it is harvested from the forest. The flexible poles with their long internodes are very useful for weaving, although they are thin walled, and not very strong. The walls are thinner than those of Cephalostachyum latifolium but thicker than those of Pseudostachyum polymorphum. It occurs from Nepal to Arunachal Pradesh and is also found in Burma, and is not Teinostachyum dullooa, despite the Assamese name daloo bans.