Poaceae FAMILY

Nastus elatus

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Nastus elatus is an evergreen, erect or scrambling bamboo forming a large clump of stems 15 - 20 metres tall from a short rhizome. The slender, woody, usually hollow culms can be up to 20 metres long; around 1 - 5cm in diameter; with internodes 30 - 45cm long[ 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. , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild, and also cultivated, for local use as a source of food and materials. With some forms producing edible stems of very high quality, this is an important plant in the local economy - most families maintain at least one clump for food and also for making containers, musical instruments etc[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatMixed lower montane rainforest, disturbed montane forest, or mossy forest; at elevations from 1,200 - 1,900 metres[ 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. , 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ].