Poaceae FAMILY

Schizostachyum griffithii

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum griffithii is an evergreen, perennial, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes. The culms, which can be erect or arching, are 7.5 - 15 metres long, 50 - 200mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 45 - 65cm long. The culms are harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets and pipes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India to Indo-China.

HabitatAn understorey plant in hill forests[ 633 Title Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7 Publication Author Gamble J.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta. Year 1896 ISBN Description A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].