Scientific Name :
Bambusa nutans Wall. ex Munro
Synonym :
Bambusa crinita Thomson ex Munro
Bambusa falconeri Munro
Common Name : Bengal Bamboo, Indian Timber Bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo
Culm sheath: Upto 15 cm × 16 cm, pubescent with black stiff hairs, auricles pubescent fibrous and falcate, culm sheath blade triangular apex acuminate upto 18 cm
Leaves: Lanceolate, apex sharply pointed, 22 cm × 3.5 cm
Stems: Green, many lateral branches arising from node, lateral branches horizontal, yellow young shoots with green strips
Internode distance: 30 cm to 40 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Himalaya to Indo-China.
Uses : The culms are used for making baskets, mats, bridges, houses, paper, poles and ricksaw hoods
It is an ornamental plant
