Dendrocalamus | |
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Dendrocalamus spp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
Tribe: | Bambuseae |
Subtribe: | Bambusinae |
Genus: |
Dendrocalamus Nees |
Type species | |
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees |
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Synonyms | |
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Dendrocalamus is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia.
Dendrocalamus giganteus is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching heights up to 46 m.
see Ampelocalamus Bambusa Neololeba Pseudoxytenanthera
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.