Scientific Name :
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees & Arn. ex Munro
Synonym :
Sinocalamus hamiltonii (Nees & Arn. ex Munro) T.Q.Nguyen
Common Name : Tama Bamboo, Tufted bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo, loosely clumping
Culm sheaths: 5-18 cm × 6-13 cm, apex straight or slightly rounded, rough dorsal surface, shiny ventral surface, lower culms with aerial root, stright or curved, leaf blade upto 6 cm apex acuminate, ligules present, culm sheath with brownish hairs
Leaves: Oblong, lanceolate, leaf base rounded, leaf stalk cylindrical, clear main vein visible from both leaf surfaces, 8- 50 cm × 1.5-8 cm, broad, not smooth, tapering apex
Stems: Rootlets in lower internodes, secondary branches many
Internode distance: 30 to 50 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Cultivated
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Nepal to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China.
Uses : Useful in making baskets, mats and screens.
It is soft so not useful in building purposes
Shoots used as vegetables
