Dendrocalamus
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| Genus: | Dendrocalamus |
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| Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
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Dendrocalamus is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family.[2][3] It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.[4]
Dendrocalamus giganteus is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching heights up to 46 m.[5][6]
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- formerly included[1]
see Ampelocalamus Bambusa Gigantochloa Neololeba Pseudoxytenanthera
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Uses
In a TED talk during March 2015 Elora Hardy described the use] of Dendrocalamus Asper Niger (or Hitam Black Bamboo) and mentions six other (unspecified) species as sustainable and building material that is flexible and regrows in about three years.
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nees von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel. 1835. Linnaea 9(4): 476-477 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Dendrocalamus Nees
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 22 Page 39, 牡竹属 mu zhu shu Dendrocalamus Nees, Linnaea. 9: 476. 1835.
- ^ Bamboos Of India, [1]. Accessed 8 June 2007
- ^ Bioone
- ^ The Plant List search for Dendrocalamus