Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa nepalensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa nepalensis is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 10 - 20 metres tall. The stems are thin walled, around 50 - 100mm in diameter and with internodes 20 - 40cm long. The plant is widely cultivated in Nepal, and occasionally in India, Bhutan and China, where the new shoots are used as food and the mature stems are used for construction, basket making, weaving etc[ 220 Title Bamboos of Nepal Publication Author Stapleton. C. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Year 1994 ISBN 0947643680 Description An excelllent little booklet that looks in some detail at the native bamboos of Nepal, including looking at their uses. , 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal

HabitatOpen places, usually cultivated; at elevations from 500 - 1,300 metres[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].