Scientific Name :
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
Synonym :
Bambos stricta Roxb.
Bambusa tanaea Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Common Name : Calcutta Bamboo, Bans, Bhariyel
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 40 cm
Inflorescence forming globular head
Thorniness: Absent
Wild and also cutivated
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH,VT
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.
Uses : Useful in light construction, making musical instruments, sticks, bamboo boards and paper making
Shoots are edible.
