Cytological Studies in Some Central and Eastern Himalayan Grasses

V. The Bambuseae

Abstract

Cytological investigations in 6 species belonging to 3 genera of the tribe Bambuseae (Gramineae) have been carried out from the hills of Darjeeling. Of these, 5 species, Arundinaria aristata (n=24), A. japonica (n=24), A. pantlingii (n=24), A. racemosa (n=24) and Dendrocalamus hamiltonii (n=35) have been worked out for the first time.