Syst. Veg. 7 : 1350 (1830); Ohrnberger, Bamboos World: 266 (1999)
Arundo multiplex (Loureiro, Fl. Cochin. : 58, 150 (1790)
Bambusa glaucescens (Willdenow) Koch, Dendrol., 2: 359 (1873); Bambusa nana Roxb., Fl. Ind. Ed. 1832, 2: 139 (1832)
* Small bamboo shrub in dense clump to 4 m high; hollow stemmed. 3 –6 leaves at the tip of the twig stem, lanceolate, 5.5 - 10 cm long and 7 – 10 mm broad.