Poaceae FAMILY
Schizostachyum latifolium
Schizostachyum latifolium
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Schizostachyum latifolium is a perennial, evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes. The erect culms, which droop at the tip, are 3 - 5 metres long, 15 - 25mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 35 - 55cm long. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets etc. It is also occasionally cultivated.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatScattered in tropical lowland at elevations up to 1,000 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. ]. It is found in various habitats: in forest along rivers, forest edges, secondary forest and wasteland by roadsides[ 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. ].