Scientific Name :
Dendrocalamus asper (Schult.f.) Backer
Synonym :
Arundo piscatoria Lour.
Bambusa aspera Schult.f.
Common Name : Giant bamboo, Sweet bamboo, Rough bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo, loosely clumping
Culm sheaths: 22-43 cm × 8- 19 cm, apex rounded, rough dorsal surface, shiny ventral surface leaf blade narrow and pointed, yellowish
Leaves: Lanceolate, oblong, leaf stalk flat, broad, not smooth, 15-26 cm × 1-5cm, apex pointed
Stems: Swollen, yellowish green
Internode distance: Upto 50 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Bangladesh to Taiwan and Malesia.
Uses : Used for making heavy constructions such as houses and bridges
Used in making musicial instruments
Young shoots are consumed.
