Indocalamus tessellatus

Botanical Description

Indocalamus tessellatus is a loosely clump-forming, evergreen bamboo that can grow 75 - 200cm tall; the erect, woody culms are 4 - 7mm in diameter with internodes around 25cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. When well sited, the rootstock can be rather running in habit and plants can become invasive[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. The plant is often grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a tall ground cover in very shaded sites. With its tolerance of low light levels, the plant also makes a nice tropical-looking house plant.