Schizostachyum latifolium Gamble

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Schizostachyum

Characteristics

A bamboo. It grows 3-5 m tall. The stems are 2-3 cm across. The tips arch over. The inter-nodes are 35-80 cm long. They are whitish below the nodes. There are branches at the nodes. The sheath is 10-16 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. It is light green.
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Environment

Scattered in tropical lowland at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It is found in various habitats: in forest along rivers, forest edges, secondary forest and wasteland by roadsides.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the edges of forests near rivers. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental
Edible shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:421020-1
WFO ID wfo-0000898312
COL ID 6XWYH
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Synonyms

Schizostachyum latifolium Ochlandra ridleyi Schizostachyum ridleyi