Poaceae FAMILY
Cyrtochloa fenixii
Cyrtochloa fenixii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cyrtochloa fenixii is an evergreeen bamboo, producing a clump of culms 7 - 10 metres tall from short, woody rhizomes. The woody culms droop at the tip, they can be erect, or have a climbing habit; the thick-walled stems are around 25 - 30mm in diameter, with 30 - 50cm between internodes. The culms are havested from the wild for local use in making baskets etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.
HabitatThickets, at low to medium elevations[ 345 Title Minor Products of Philippine Forests Publication Author Brown. W. H. Publisher Bureau of Forestry, Manilla. Year 1920 ISBN Description A useful guide to some of the plants of the area, though terse on details. The book is out of copyright and can be legally downloaded from the Internet. ].