Characteristics
A bamboo. It grows 10-15 m tall. The stems are 8 cm across. They form loose clumps. The stems are smooth and green with a white ring below the nodes. The nodes are slightly thickened and often hairy. The internodes are 25-45 cm long and the walls are thick. The sheaths are 10-23 cm long and 30 cm wide at the base.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
evergreen
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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Pollination |
anemogamy
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
-
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Mature height (meter) |
12.0
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Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
1.5
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Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
-
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Blooming months |
-
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Fruit color |
-
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Fruiting months |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
Moist hill slopes and flat uplands in well-drained sandy loam to clayey loam soils at elevations from 700-1,500 metres.
Light |
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Soil humidity |
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Soil texture |
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Soil acidity |
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Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The young sprouts or shoots are cooked and eaten and also used for pickles.
Cultivation
Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode |
cuttings
divisions
seedlings
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Germination duration (days) |
-
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Optimum temperature (C°) |
22 - 28
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Size |
-
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Vigor |
-
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Productivity |
-
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