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Dendrocalamus giganteus

Authority Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 882

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A giant bamboo with culms reaching 25-35 m in height and 25 cm in diameter. It is probably the largest of all bamboos. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Wado. FURTHER INF Wado is probably native of Myanmar and Thailand. Bamboos grow between the latitudes 40°N and S. Though the big bamboo forests usually occur between 15-25°N and S.
Sources
SOURCES (D. giganteus Munro) Troup R 1921 pp 1009 [FER, TEXT, USE] Roecklein J 1987 pp 427 [USE] Duke J 1975 pp 14 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Hassan M 1988 pp 505-513 [RAIN, TEMP, SAL, DRA, TEXT, PH, DEP] Purseglove J 1972 pp 133 [USE]