✿Poaceae · Dendrocalamus

Giant Bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat & more
Flowering: October-April

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Dendrocalamus giganteus
Genus: Dendrocalamus
Family: Poaceae
Habit: Shrub
Native to: Myanmar
Found in India: West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Flowering & fruiting: October-April
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Parallel

Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Fruit surface: Smooth, not spinyrecorded

Typical of the family

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruit: Grain

Characters marked “recorded” are for Giant Bamboo itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Tamil: வெதிரம்
Malayalam: ഭീമൻ മുള

About Giant Bamboo

Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus) belongs to the Poaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.

Uses

It is cut for timber and furniture and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.

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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