Bans / Male Bamboo
Dendrocalamus strictus
Also known as Solid Bamboo
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrocalamus strictus
- Genus
- Dendrocalamus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also grown in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore and Java
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बांस Bans, bans, কড়াইল
- Bengali
- বাঁশ Bamsa, Karali, কড়াইল | লাঠি বাঁশ
- Tamil
- சிறுமூங்கில் Chiru-munkil, கல்மூங்கில் Kal-munkil, காட்டுமூங்கில் Kattu-munkil, சிறுமூங்கில்
- Telugu
- పోతువెదురు Potu Veduru
- Kannada
- ಬಿದಿರು Bidiru
- Malayalam
- കല്ലന്മുള Kallanmula, കല്ലൻമുള, Dendrocalamus strictus
- Marathi
- बांस, बास Bans, उढा Udha
About Bans
Male bamboo (Dendrocalamus strictus) is a shrub belonging to the Poaceae family (Grass family). Members of this family are generally characterised by 2-ranked narrow linear leaves, spikelet clusters flower clusters, caryopsis (grain) fruit. It is typically found in deciduous forests, also grown in the plains. It occurs across India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Singapore and Java. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Poaceae
Grass family
Bans belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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