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Calcutta bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
Calcutta bamboo
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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

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