Poaceae FAMILY

Neomicrocalamus prainii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Neomicrocalamus prainii is a clump-forming bamboo with culms that can be scandent or scrambling and grow from 6 - 20 metres 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 culms are thick-walled or solid, 5 - 8mm in diameter and 20 - 25cm long between internodes. The culms are used for basket making and construction.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Myanmar.

HabitatMountain forests, river banks, rocks; at elevations of 1,200 - 2,600 metres in southern China[ 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. ].