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Dendrocalamus

Dendrocalamus
Bambusa-vulgaris.web.jpg
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
Synonyms
  • Klemachloa R.Parker
  • Sinocalamus McClure
  • Sellulocalamus W.T.Lin

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.


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