Poaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Bambusa clavata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa clavata is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 10 - 20 metres tall. The stems are around 45 - 90mm in diameter, with a thick wall and internodes around 20 - 40cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a food and source of materials. It is sometimes planted along the edge of fields in order to provide food and materials. Bambusa clavata has a restricted extent of occurrence, being known from fewer than ten locations. Unsustainable harvesting, both for its shoots and for use in construction and handicrafts is a continuing threat to this species, as are human-caused forest fires. There is a continuing decline in the number of mature individuals and in the extent and quality of its habitat. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Bhutan

HabitatWarm shady areas, along streams and river banks; at elevations from 300 - 1,600 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].