Scientific Name :
Bambusa tulda Roxb.
Synonym :
Dendrocalamus tulda (Roxb.) Voigt
Bambusa trigyna Roxb. ex Munro
Common Name : Bengal Bamboo, Indian Timber Bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clupming bamboo
Culm sheath: Upto 12 cm × 13 cm, dorsal surface rough, ventral smooth and shiny, apex conical, appressed reddish brown stiff hairs, leaf blade triangular or chordate conical at base, auricles and ligules present
Leaves: Lanceolate, apex pointed, Upto 21 cm × 3 cm, both the surfaces rough, midrib prominent, many secondary veins visible
Stems: Erect, green, lateral branches spreading and dendroid
Internode distance: Upto 60 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, TL
Distribution Range : Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China.
Uses : Useful in making boxes, baskets and furnitures as it has very strong culms
Edible and useful in paper making industry
