Poaceae FAMILY
Dinochloa dielsiana
Dinochloa dielsiana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dinochloa dielsiana is an evergreen, climbing bamboo forming a dense clump of stems 20 - 25 metres tall from a short, woody rhizome. The woody culms are around 25mm in diameter. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a drink, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.
HabitatForests and thickets at low elevations[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. , 360 Title Philippine Medicinal Plants Publication Author Website http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant. ].