Dendrocalamus strictus

Botanical Description

Dendrocalamus strictus is a perennial, clump-forming, evergreen bamboo producing woody culms that are often much-curved, 6 - 20 metres tall. The thick-walled culms are 25 - 75mm in diameter with internodes 30 - 45cm long. Although usually evergreen, plants can lose their leaves in extended dry periods[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 361 Title Bamboos of India: A Compendium Publication Author Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S. Website http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm Publisher Brill. Year 2002 ISBN 8186247254 Description A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for food and for its stems, which are used locally and also traded. This species is one of the two most important bamboos in India[ 361 Title Bamboos of India: A Compendium Publication Author Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S. Website http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm Publisher Brill. Year 2002 ISBN 8186247254 Description A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes cultivated, especially in tropical Asia, for its stems.