Poaceae FAMILY

Chimonocalamus griffithianus

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chimonocalamus griffithianus is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 3 - 10 metres tall. The stems are around 25 - 35mm in diameter, with a thin wall and internodes around 18 - 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It has considerable economic importance in northeast India, where the plant supplies material for the local handicraft industry[ 1868 Title Taxonomic identity, ecological niche and distribution of two restricted range bamboo species of Meghlaya - Phyllosta Publication Indian Forester 135, Issue 1, 67-77, January 2009 Author Barik S.K. et al Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, southern China, northern Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatEvergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,700 - 2,200 metres[ 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. ].