Dendrocalamus sikkimensis, an attractive bamboo known from North-east India, Nepal, China and Bhutan. In the past it has flowered in 1885 from Sikkim; 1897 from Bhutan; 1916, 1917, 1921, 1982 and 1991 from West Bengal; 1887, 1977, 1979, 2003 from Mizoram and 2013 from Meghalaya respectively. Recently it has gregariously flowered in Kalimpong, West Bengal in April 2022 after a lapse of 60-65 years.
Dendrocalamus sikkimensis Gamble, Flowering bamboo
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Naithani, H.B. and Lepcha, S.S., 2021. Note on the flowering of Dendrocalamus sikkimensis from West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 44(4), pp.145-147. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2022-L01061
Manuscript Received on 06 May 2022
Manuscript Revised on 24 May 2022
Manuscript Accepted on 27 May 2022
Manuscript Published on 31 May 2022
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