Calcutta bamboo
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
Dendrocalamus strictus, known as Calcutta bamboo, is a tropical bamboo species in the Poaceae family. It is characterized by solid culms and is part of the Dendrocalamus genus.
Description
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees is a species of bamboo found in tropical regions. Its culms are typically solid, distinguishing it from other bamboo species. It is commonly referred to as Calcutta bamboo and is distributed across several regions, including parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The species was first described in 1835.
Other common names
male bamboosolid bambooCalcutta bamboo
Distribution
BR · TW · MM · CU · CD · MG · TG · the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Andaman Is. · Assam · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Brazil Southeast · Cambodia · China Southeast · Cuba · Honduras · India · Jawa · Laos · Madagascar · Malaya · Myanmar · Nepal · New Caledonia · Pakistan · Puerto Rico · Seychelles · Sri Lanka · Taiwan
Synonyms
Arundo hexandraBambos strictaBambusa glomerataBambusa hexandraBambusa pubescensBambusa strictaBambusa stricta var. argenteaBambusa tanaeaBambusa verticillataDendrocalamus prainianaDendrocalamus strictus var. prainianusNastus strictus
