Schizostachyum aciculare

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum aciculare is an evergreen bamboo forming a clump of slender culms 4 - 5 metres tall and 8 - 10mm in diameter The thin-walled culms are erect, with a pendulous tip, often scrambling over nearby vegetation; the internodes up to 65 cm long[ 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. ]. The culms are commonly harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets etc.