Dinochloa sipitangensis explained

Dinochloa sipitangensis a species of tropical clumping high-climbing bamboos in the grass family.

They are found in the hill forests and lowland dipterocarp forest of Borneo, in Sabah.[1] The species was identified by Indonesia-born British plant taxonomist, Soejatmi Dransfield, in 1981 and named after the locality, Sipitang, in which it was found.[2]

They have zigzag culms and bare fleshy fruits.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Bamboos of the World: Annotated Nomenclature and Literature of the Species and the Higher and Lower Taxa. Ohrnberger, D. Elsevier. 1999. 9780080542386. 296.
  2. The Bamboos of Sabah. Sabah Forest Record (Issue 14). 0128-6471. Dransfield, Soejatmi. Soejatmi Dransfield. Forestry Department. 1992. 31.
  3. Book: The Morphology, Anatomy, Biology, and Classification of Peninsular Malaysian Bamboos. Wong, K. M.. University of Malaya. 1995. 144-145. 9789839903300.

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