Phyllostachys mannii

Botanical Description

Phyllostachys mannii is an evergreen bamboo that can grow 8 - 12 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are 40 - 60mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 30 - 42cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The rhizomes are elongated, the plant having a running habit that can produce new canes some distance from the main clump, especially in warm climates. This tendency to run, however, is somewhat curtailed in cooler climates, where new shoot production can be rather reduced. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a food and a source of materials. It is cultivated in central and southern China for this purpose, and also has considerable economic importance in northeast India, where the plant supplies material for the local handicraft industry[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1868 Title Taxonomic identity, ecological niche and distribution of two restricted range bamboo species of Meghlaya - Phyllosta Publication Indian Forester 135, Issue 1, 67-77, January 2009 Author Barik S.K. et al Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ].