Poaceae FAMILY
Bambusa burmanica
Bambusa burmanica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bambusa burmanica is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo that can grow 10 - 20 metres tall. The thick-walled to solid canes can be 7 - 10cm in diameter with internodes 25 - 40cm long[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its canes.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand.
HabitatDry hill slopes in Myanmar[ 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. ].