Rhizomatous bamboo with erect then scandent culms to 4m, culm sheaths to 150mm long, glabrous above. Foliage leaves to 310mm x 60mm. Panicles to 450mm long, spikelets to 50mm long, glumes to 7.5mm long, sterile lemma to 9mm long, fertile lemma to 9.5mm long.
Used as fodder, medicinal uses