Poaceae FAMILY

Schizostachyum dullooa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum dulloa is an evergreen, perennial, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes. The culms, which can be erect, leaning, or scandent, are 6 - 9 metres long; 25 - 75mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 40 - 75cm long. The culms are often gathered from the wild for local use in weaving, making baskets, light construction etc. The plant is also cultivated in and around villages.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

HabitatUsually found wild in evergreen forest at elevations of 300 - 700 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].