Scientific Name :
Dendrocalamus longispathus (Kurz) Kurz
Synonym :
Bambusa longispatha Kurz
Common Name : Long-sheath bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo, loosely clumping
Culm sheaths: Upto 44 × 15 cm , apex straight, rough dorsal surface, shiny and papery ventral surface, stright, culm sheath with brownish hairs, leaf blade narrow and tapering, ligules present
Leaves: Lanceolate, leaf stalk cylindrical, clear main vein visible from both leaf surfaces, 15- 30 cm × 2-3.5 cm, broad, not smooth, tapering apex
Stems: Rootlets in lower internodes, secondary branches many
Internode distance: 30 to 50 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Wild and also cutivated
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Assam to Peninsula Malaysia.
Uses : Useful in making baskets.
