Dendrocalamus merrillianus

Botanical Description

Dendrocalamus merrillianus is an erect, clump-forming, evergreen bamboo producing culms 10 - 25 metres tall. The culms, which bend as they mature, can be 4 - 12cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of material for construction, basket making etc.