Poaceae FAMILY

Drepanostachyum intermedium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Drepanostachyum intermedium is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with erect woody stems around 250 - 400cm tall and 10 - 20mm in diameter[ 220 Title Bamboos of Nepal Publication Author Stapleton. C. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Year 1994 ISBN 0947643680 Description An excelllent little booklet that looks in some detail at the native bamboos of Nepal, including looking at their uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It is also cultivated around farmland, where it serves to stabilize the soil and provide material for basketry etc[ 220 Title Bamboos of Nepal Publication Author Stapleton. C. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Year 1994 ISBN 0947643680 Description An excelllent little booklet that looks in some detail at the native bamboos of Nepal, including looking at their uses. ]. The plant is also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas from Nepal, Bhutan to northeast India

HabitatOpen rocky ground; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,000metres[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Evergreen oak and chestnut forests[ 220 Title Bamboos of Nepal Publication Author Stapleton. C. Publisher The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Year 1994 ISBN 0947643680 Description An excelllent little booklet that looks in some detail at the native bamboos of Nepal, including looking at their uses. ].