Dendrocalamus asper
| Dendrocalamus asper | |
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| The bamboo garden of Kerala Forest Research Institute at Palappilli, Thrissur district, Kerala | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Bambusinae |
| Genus: | Dendrocalamus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrocalamus asper (Schult.) Backer | |
Dendrocalamus asper, also known as rough bamboo or giant bamboo, is a giant tropical and subtropical, dense-clumping species native to Southeast Asia. This timber bamboo is used as a building material for heavy construction, and shoots are consumed as a vegetable.[1]
This bamboo variety of the Dendrocalamus genus grows 15–20 m tall, and 8–12 cm in diameter. It is found commonly in India, Sri Lanka, and neighbouring countries. [2]
Culms are greyish green, becoming dull brown on drying. Lower nodes of young culms are covered with golden brown hairs. Young shoots are brownish black. Culms are straight. Internode length is 25-60 cm, diameter 3.5-15 cm. Culm walls are very thick. Nodes are prominent. The culm sheath is straw-colored. Sheaths appear large, and broad; the top of the sheath is rounded, and auricles are small. The upper surface is covered with golden brown hairs. The under surface is not hairy. Sheaths fall off early.