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Drepanostachyum falcatum (Nees) Keng F.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Drepanostachyum

Characteristics

A bamboo. It grows to about 4 m high. The stems are not straight. They are about 2 cm across. They are branched. The stem is hollow. The nodes are swollen. The internodes are thin walled. Small branches come out from the nodes in clusters. The sheaths are papery and straw coloured. The base of the leaves wraps around the stem. The flower stalk is on a separate leafless stem. It is greenish.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.5
Root system -
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Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows between 1000-2000 m altitude. It does well in shade. It can tolerate temperatures to-3°C.
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Forms dense thickets in evergreen oak forests that are usually damp, at elevsations up to 3,600 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The young shoots are cooked as a vegetable
Uses environmental use material
Edible shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by splitting the rhizome.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -6
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Drepanostachyum falcatum world distribution map, present in Brazil, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Pakistan, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:912405-1
WFO ID wfo-0000865094
COL ID 37N2T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Drepanostachyum falcatum Ludolfia falcata Pleioblastus falcatus Sinarundinaria falcata Thamnocalamus ringala Arundinaria utilis Chimonobambusa falcata Arundinaria gracilis Arundinaria interrupta Bambusa falcata Bambusa gracilis Drepanostachyum gracile Fargesia falcata Thamnocalamus falcatus Arundinaria falcata Arundinaria falcata var. glomerata Drepanostachyum falcatum var. glomeratum Drepanostachyum falcatum var. sengteeanum
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