Stapletonia arunachalensis

Stapletonia arunachalensis (syn. Schizostachyum arunachalensis)^[1] is a bamboo in the tribe Bambuseae and subtribe Melocanninae in the family Poaceae. It is endemic to Arunachal Pradesh State in India. The culms grow to 3–15 m (10–50 ft) tall and 6–7 cm (2.4–2.8 in) diameter, and have very long internodes, up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in length, possibly the longest of any bamboo.^[2][3] It is one of very few bamboos with fleshy fruit, 5 cm diameter and superficially resembling an apple.^[2]

Stapletonia arunachalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Stapletonia
Species:	S. arunachalensis
Binomial name
Stapletonia arunachalensis (H.B.Naithani) P.Singh, S.S.Dash & P.Kumari