Dendrocalamus longispathus (Kurz) Kurz

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Dendrocalamus

Characteristics

A bamboo. The stem is 20 m tall. It is 8-12 cm across. The internodes are 25-60 cm long. The nodes are slightly swollen. There are aerial roots. The leaf sheath has dark brown hairs on the back. The leaf blade is sword shaped and curves back. It is 20-30 cm long by 203 cm wide. The flowering stalks are branched and with spike like flowers 6 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form graminoid
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.08 - 0.12
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The shoots are eaten.
Uses fiber
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by cuttings of the stem.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 27
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Images

Dendrocalamus longispathus unspecified picture

Distribution

Dendrocalamus longispathus world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:397892-1
WFO ID wfo-0000862347
COL ID 34P39
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bambusa longispatha Dendrocalamus longispathus