Poaceae FAMILY
Gigantochloa nigrociliata
Gigantochloa nigrociliata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gigantochloa nigrociliata is a perennial, evergreen, loosely clump-forming bamboo that can grow 15 - 20 metres tall. The erect, thin-walled, woody culms are 30 - 60mm in diameter with internodes 20 - 35cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China. India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia.
HabitatUsually found along streams and on lower slopes; at elevations up to 600 metres, occasionally to 1,400 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. ].