The exact flowering cycles (from seed to seed) ofbamboos are known for few species. Most of the pastreports on bamboo flowering cycles are
based on speculation and estimation (Hasan 1973, Banik 1991). The flowering cycles for many species of bamboo from India, Bangladesh and
Myanmar were reported (Cavendish 1905, Blatter 1930, Bor 1941, Hasan 1973, Bahadur 1980, Naithani 1990, Banik 1991, Alam 1995). This paper
presentsthe estima ted flowering cycles of Bambusa burmanica Gamble, B. cacharensis Majumdar and B. jaintiana Majumdar based on past records and recent flowering (Table 1)