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Yushania maling (N. maling)                                                                                            T9, T53

 

This species is common in East Nepal, Sikkim, and West Bengal and extends into western Bhutan. It occurs from 1,800m to about 3,000m. It is similar to Y. pantlingii of eastern Bhutan, but it seems to be smaller, and does not have a ring of long hairs at the culm sheath base, and has fewer shorter bristles at the top of the leaf sheaths. The solid rhizome necks, and lack of a clear thickened band on one leaf edge can distinguish it from Y. microphylla. The culms are also much rougher, with long clearly visible bristles below the nodes of new shoots. In Chhukha district it has more hairs at the base of the culm sheath, has finely grooved culms, and has fewer, shorter bristles on the culm

 

sheath and new culms. When growing vigorously the culms may be used for fencing or eccra walling, but they are usually too small for these uses, although they may be used for brushes, arrows, and straws. It is usually similar in size to Y. microphylla, with culms rarely reaching 3m in height or 1cm in diameter, but the stands can sometimes become taller, and dense enough to prevent the regeneration of trees. This species was confused with Sarocalamus racemosus for a long time. It can easily be distinguished from that species by the very rough internodes of young culms, and by the long rhizome necks with no roots.

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