Poaceae FAMILY
Gigantochloa achmadii
Gigantochloa achmadii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gigantochloa achmadii is a perennial, evergreen, clump-forming bamboo growing 10 - 20 metres tall. The erect, woody culms are 50 - 90mm in diameter with internodes 25 - 35cm long. The culms are potentially useful for construction.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Sumatra)
HabitatForests on heavy clay soils[ 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. ].