Schizostachyum pilosum

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum pilosum is an evergreen bamboo forming a dense clump of culms about 15 metres tall from short, woody rhizomes. The woody, relatively thin-walled culms are erect at first, later leaning over or drooping to the ground; they are around 5cm in diameter with internodes up to 30cm long. Young growth is covered with white wax[ 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 as a local source of materials.