Cephalostachyum capitatum and Neomicrocalamus prainii, both climbing bamboos distributed in Northeast India, flowered gregariously during 2022-2023 at Mawsynram, Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India.
Gregarious flowering, India, Two climbing bamboos
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Naithani, H.B. and Kharsati, E.F., 2023. Gregarious flowering of bamboos, Cephalostachyum capitatum and Neomicrocalamus prainii from Meghalaya, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 30(1), pp.29-31. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2023-5JNCQH
Manuscript Received on 28 February 2023
Manuscript Revised on 24 March 2023
Manuscript Accepted on 27 March 2023
Manuscript Published on 15 April 2023
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