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Dendrocalamus strictus

Local names
Lathi bans NORTH AND CENTRAL INDIA | Kanka kara, Sandapa veduru ANDHRA PRADESH | Karal BENGAL | Nakur bans, Kiri bidiru GUJARAT |  Kallanmula, Kurathimula, Korna KERALA | Narvel MAHARASHTRA | Salia ORISSA | Kalmungil TAMIL NADU

Habitat & distribution
Found normally at altitudes up to 1000 m, in dry, open deciduous forests. Widely distributed, it is the most common bamboo in India.

Culm
The culm is up to 10 m tall, erect but slightly arched at the top.

Flowering
Flowering intervals are long (25-45 years).

Uses
The culms are used as building material and for making furniture, mats, basketry and implements.

 


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