Poaceae FAMILY

Kinabaluchloa wrayi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kinabaluchloa wrayi is an evergreen, perennial, densely clump-forming bamboo growing 12 - 18 metres tall. The woody culms are relatively thin-walled, 15 - 25mm in diameter with long internodes 160 - 200cm in length. The culms are erect near the base, then increasingly lean and, unless supported by tree branches can droop almost to the ground[ 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. , 992 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 16 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/Default.aspx Publisher The Botanic Gardens; Singapore Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal - this issue includes a treatment of the Bamboos in Malaya and the Myristicaceae in Malaya. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia.

HabitatLower and upper montane forest at elevations from 1,350 - 1,800 metres[ 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. , 992 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 16 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/Default.aspx Publisher The Botanic Gardens; Singapore Year 1958 ISBN Description A botanical journal - this issue includes a treatment of the Bamboos in Malaya and the Myristicaceae in Malaya. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].