Poaceae FAMILY

Melocalamus compactiflorus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Melocalamus compactiflorus is a clump-forming, evergreen, scrambling, densely tufted bamboo growing 10 - 33 metres tall. The slightly zigzag, solid culms are around 12 - 25mm in diameter with a relatively thick wall and internodes 20 - 60cm long[ 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. , 361 Title Bamboos of India: A Compendium Publication Author Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S. Website http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm Publisher Brill. Year 2002 ISBN 8186247254 Description A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible seed and the culms that are used in weaving.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatClimbing into trees in evergreen or secondary forest, and forming thickets in open clearings; at elevations up to 1,700 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. , 361 Title Bamboos of India: A Compendium Publication Author Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S. Website http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm Publisher Brill. Year 2002 ISBN 8186247254 Description A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet. ].