[2] Culms are green with white blooms when young, which become greyish-green when dry.

Young shoots are yellowish-green in color with shiny black hairs.

Aerial roots reach up to few nodes above the ground.

Culm sheaths are green in young plants and turn brown when mature, and are elongated and cylindrical with narrow, lanceolate blades.

Upper surfaces of the sheaths are covered with blackish-brown hairs.