Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa tulda

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa tulda is an evergreen or deciduous, clump-forming bamboo with stems 6 - 20 metres tall. The thin-walled canes are about 50 - 100mm in diameter with internodes 36 - 60cm long. This is one of the most important bamboos in many parts of its range, especially India, Bangladesh and northern Thailand, where it provides food and material for construction, baskets etc[ 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. ]. It is often grown commercially for use mainly within its natural range[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northern India to Myanmar and Thailand.

HabitatMixed deciduous forest in plains, valleys, and along streams, up to elevations of 1,500 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. ]. Common on flat alluvial land along streams in the mixed deciduous forests and along the banks of dry water-courses in Myanmar[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].