Poaceae FAMILY

Dendrocalamus pendulus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dendrocalamus pendulus is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo producing leaning, woody stems 20 - 30 metres tall from a short rhizome. The stems can be 9cm in diameter with aerial roots being 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. , 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 commonly harvested from the wild for local use and trade of its woody culms.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - peninsula Malaysia.

HabitatHillsides and in forest margins of secondary forest at elevations from 400 - 1,000 metres. It seems to appear spontaneously in places where forest is disturbed or new roads are built[ 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. ].