Poaceae FAMILY
Dinochloa sublaevigata
Dinochloa sublaevigata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dinochloa sublaevigata is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with vigoroulsy climbing, zig-zag stems. The woody stems are solid, around 20mm in diameter with internodes 30 - 35cm long. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Sabah)
HabitatScattered in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest, climbing into trees and forming dense thickets at ground level; at elevations up to 1,200 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. ].