Bambusa cacharensis R.B.Majumdar considered as endemic to Assam earlier is being reported from Meghalaya and West Bengal as well. Bambusa affinis Munro, B. jaintiana R.B.Majumdar and B. polymorpha Munro are also reported from West Bengal whereas B. oliveriana Gamble is collected and reported from Sikkim for the first time.
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