Dendrocalamus brandisii

Botanical Description

Dendrocalamus brandisii is a perennial, clump-forming, evergreen bamboo with erect culms that can be 19 - 33 metres tall. The woody culms are 13 - 20cm in diameter with walls 25 - 50mm thick and internodes 30 - 38cm long, aerial roots are produced at the nodes[ 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. , 361 Title Bamboos of India: A Compendium Publication Author Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S. Website http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm Publisher Brill. Year 2002 ISBN 8186247254 Description A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet. ]. The plant produces one of the strongest and largest of the bamboos used for construction purposes, and is also often used for food. It is commonly harvested from the wild; is frequently grown in botanical and experimental gardens in the tropics and subtropics; has sometimes been introduced for cultivation, especially in India; and is occasionally cultivated in small plantations[ 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. ]. The production, use and trade of the culms are mainly local, though in Thailand young shoots are also exported[ 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. ].