Schizostachyum hantu

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum hantu is an evergreen bamboo, forming a loose clump of culms 15 - 20 metres tall from short, woody rhizomes. The thick-walled, woody culms are erect when young with long, drooping tips, but become leaning with time; thay are 15 - 25mm in diameter, with culms 80 - 100cm 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials for making baskets etc.