Poaceae FAMILY

Schizostachyum zollingeri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum zollingeri is an evergreen bamboo forming a dense clump of culms 10 - 19 metres tall from short, woody rhizomes. The thin-walled, woody culms are erect, with the tip drooping; they can be 2 - 10cm in diameter with internodes 20 - 40cm 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 plant is commonly harvested from the wild as a source of materials. The production, consumption and local trade of this bamboo are probably considerable, especially in rural areas, but no statistics are available. The only cultivation is small-scale, whilst the plant is also sometimes planted for ornamental purposes[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatDense primary forest in northern Peninsular Malaysia, but more often in disturbed areas such as forest edges and forest clearings; normally at elevations from 50 - 200 metres, occasionally to 400 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. ].