24 July 2016

Bambusa tulda : Bengal bamboo

Bambusa tulda

Bambusa tulda Roxb.

Line drawing of upper section of
culm sheath of Bambusa tulda,
from Flora of China.

Thai names: ไผ่บงดำ (phai bong dam), ไผ่บงป่า (phai bong pa), ไผ่บง (phai bong).
Shan name: ไผ่บอง (phai bong). Chinese name: 俯竹 (fu zhu).
English name: Bengal Bamboo.
Distribution: THAILAND (North, North-East, western Central; wild, at 100 - 1,500 m altitude, common in deciduous forest; often cultivated); MYANMAR; BANGLADESH, 
INDIA (North); BHUTAN; NEPAL; CHINA (South), VIETNAM.
Culm size: Height 14 m, diameter 7 - 8 cm.

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