Poaceae FAMILY
Gigantochloa pruriens
Gigantochloa pruriens
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gigantochloa pruriens is a perennial, evergreen, densely clump-forming bamboo that can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. The thin-walled, erect, woody culms can be 60 - 120mm in diameter with internodes 40 - 60cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Sumatra).
HabitatLowland areas, at elevations up to 400 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. ].