Schizostachyum lumampao Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Schizostachyum

Characteristics

A thin walled erect bamboo. It usually is about 10 m high and large clumps often occupy an area excluding other plants. The stems are about 7,5 to 9 cm across, green and without spines. The internodes are 30 to 50 cm long. The nodes are at an angle and the angle is opposite for each node. It does not form roots from the nodes and does not branch from the fifth node.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.5
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Environment

Thickets and secondary forest, sometimes nearly exclusively occupying large areas; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
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A tropical plant. It is widely scattered in the Philippines especially in Bataan and Zambales.
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Usage

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
Uses material medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use Puerperium (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Distribution

Schizostachyum lumampao world distribution map, present in Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:421025-1
WFO ID wfo-0000898320
COL ID 79WYL
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Synonyms

Schizostachyum lumampao Bambusa lumampao Arundarbor lumampao Schizostachyum hirtiflorum Schizostachyum mucronatum