About Giant Bamboo
Dendrocalamus giganteus, commonly known as giant bamboo, is a giant tropical and subtropical, dense-clumping species native to mainland Southeast Asia, India, and China's Yunnan province. It is one of the largest bamboo species in the world.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrocalamus giganteus
- Genus
- Dendrocalamus
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- வெதிரம்
- Malayalam
- ഭീമൻ മുള
Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
Giant Bamboo belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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