Scientific Name :
Bambusa pallida Munro
Synonym :
Bambusa critica Kurz
Dendrocalamus criticus (Kurz) Kurz
Common Name :
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo, dense clumping
Culm sheath: Broad, straight, upto 30 cm long, culm sheath blade triangular acuminate apex
Leaves: Lanceolate, 28 cm × 4.5 cm, apex pointed
Stems: Erect, woody, dark green, pubescent, olive green
Internode distance: 45 to 75 cm
Thorniness: Absent|
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Sikkim to China (SW. Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia.
Uses :Useful in making plates, toys, wall hangers, screens and construction
Young shoots are edible
