Scientific Name :
Guadua angustifolia Kunth
Synonym :
Bambusa aculeata Caldas
Guadua intermedia E.Fourn.
Common Name : Colombian giant thorny, Colombian timber bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Culm sheaths: Upto 17 cm × 8 cm, thick, brown and slightly pubescent above, white below, leaf blade 3 cm long
Stems: Green, woody, 1 or 2 lateral branches arising from main stem, above the node white ring like structure present
Leaves: Lanceolate, apex tapering, single prominent vein and many paralell veins visible, rough
Internode distance: Upto 20 cm
Thorniness: Present, thorns arising from nodes
Wild
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Trinidad, Venezuela to N. Peru.
Uses : Used as fooder
Used in preventing soil erosion
Used as an ornamental plant
Used in landscaping.
