Contents: I. Bamboos in India: 1. Dendrocalamus strictus. 2. Drepanostachyum falcatum. 3. Himalayalmus falconeri. 4. Bambuse bamboos. 5. Schizastecyhum pergrevile. 6. Dendrocalamus longispethus. 7. Ochlandra trevancorica. 8. Melocanna baccifera. 9. Bambusa tulda. 10. Thamnocalamus spathiflorus. 11. Chimonobambusa jaunsarensis. II. Rare and threatened bamboos: 1. Arundinaria. 2. Bambusa. 3. Chimonobambusa. 4. Dendrocalamus. 5. Dinochloa. 6. Drepanostachyum. 7. Gigantochloa. 8. Indocalamus. 9. Melocalamus. 10. Melocanna. 11. Neomicrocalamus. 12. Ochlandra. 13. Oxytenanthera. 14. Phyllostachys. 15. Pleioblastus. 16. Pseudosasa. 17. Pseudoxytenanthera. 18. Schizostachyum. 19. Semiarundinaria. 20. Sinarundinaria. 21. Sinobambusa. 22. Thyrsostachys.

From the preface: "Bamboo occurs in most parts of India except in the arid and very cold regions. Our country is the home of about 20 principal genera of bamboos out of a total of roughly 50 in the world. These species are both indigenous and cultivated.

"This handbook presents in a concise form useful information on the vernacular names, description, distribution, phenology, silviculture, management and utilization of important bamboos of India and the description and distribution of the rest. A write up on the rare and threatened bamboos of India also forms a part of this handbook."