Characteristics
A large bamboo with stalks 20 m long and 5-6 cm across. The leaves are fine and narrow. It produces large clumps.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
-
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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) |
20.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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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
A tropical plant. It grows in the highlands between about 1200 m and 1900 m altitude. It only occurs in PNG. Clumps are planted near highland houses. In Townsville palmetum.
| 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 pith in the centre of young shoots is eaten after cooking.
Cultivation
It is planted by dividing an old clump and planting the shoots. It can also be grown from cuttings.
| Mode |
cuttings
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°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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