Scientific Name :
Bambusa balcooa Roxb.
Synonym :
Bambusa capensis Rupr.
Bambusa vulgaris Nees
Common Name : Balcooa Bamboo, Golden bamboo, Green or yellow striped bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo
Culm sheath: 25 × 15 cm, brown stiff hairs on dorsal surface, ventral surface glabrous and shiny, auricles curved upto 3 cm, ligules present, sheath blade traingular upto 6 cm
Leaves: Lanceolate, base straight, apex acuminate
Stems: Branches drooping,
Internode distance: 30 to 45 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.
Uses : Used for construction, making fishing and agricultural implants
And useful in making frames of ricksaw hood
