Scientific Name :
Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz
Synonym :
Bambusa baccifera Roxb.
Beesha rheedii Kunth
Common Name : Muli Bamboo, Mautak
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Clumping bamboo, loosely clumped
Culm sheath: 26 × 13 cm, hairy above brown to white, below shining and smooth, leaf blade very narrow and fine tapering, straight, thin, persistent, ligule toothed, auricles round and fringed
Leaves: Lanceolate, tapering apex, 40 × 4.5 cm, single midrib prominent, apex tapering,
Stems: Bright green alternating with white culm sheath, many branches arising from internode
Internode distance: 30 to 50 cm
Thornness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar.
Uses : Used in making house walls, baskets, matts and thatching.
