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Dendrocalamus strictus

Authority (Roxb.) Nees Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names bambu' macico, Calcutta bamboo, male bamboo Editor Ecocrop code 5238

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A bamboo with dense clumps and with culms 10-15 m tall and 2.5-7.5 cm in diameter. The bamboo is deciduous, or evergreen under more moist conditions. KILLING T Frost-hardy within its natural habitat. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Life-cycle about 20-40 years. COMMON NAMES Male bamboo, Bans, Kiribidru,, Kal mungil, Myinwa. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Bambusa stricta. Male bamboo can grow 7-17 m high. This is the commonest, most widespread and most universally used bamboo in India. There it is typically found in hilly country at elevations between sea level and 1200 m. Bamboos grow between the latitudes 40°N and S. Though the big bamboo forests usually occur between 15-25°N and S.
Sources
SOURCES Troup R 1921 pp 978 979 984 1006-1008 [TEXT, DRA, FER, LIG, KTMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 427 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 14 [TEMP, RAIN, PH] Hassan M 1988 pp 505-513 [RAIN, TEMP, SAL, DRA, TEXT, PH, DEP] Purseglove J 1972 pp 133 [USE]