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Melocanna baccifera
Common name – Assam Mula Usage – Edible shoots; extract from the culm can be used as a tonic in treating respiratory diseases It is tall, small-culmed bamboo with greenish young culms and straw-coloured old…
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Dendrocalamus longispathus
Common name – Long Sheath Bamboo Culms are green with white blooms when young, which become greyish-green when dry. Young shoots are yellowish-green in color with shiny black hairs. Culm is straight. Branches spread out…
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Dendrocalamus stocksii
Common name – Marihal mula Usage – Furniture & Support prop for banana, grape and tomato cultivations A very tall, large-culmed, greyish-green bamboo, it grows in clumps consisting of a large number of closely growing culms,…
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Dendrocalamus giganteus
Common name – Ana mula Usage – Handicrafts A very tall, large-culmed, greyish-green bamboo, it grows in clumps consisting of a large number of closely growing culms, and typically reaches a height of 30 m (98 ft), but…
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Dendrocalamus strictus
Common name – kallan mula Usage – Construction and Furniture It is a tall, dull long green-colored bamboo species that grows in thickets consisting of many heavily branched, closely growing culms. It reaches a height…
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Dendrocalamus brandisii
Common name – Velvet Leaf Bamboo Usage – Handicrafts and construction 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. A very tall, large-culmed, greyish-green bamboo, it grows in clumps consisting…
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Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
Common name – Hamiltonii Usage – Edible shoots Dendrocalamus hamiltonii , or Hamilton’s bamboo, is a species of bamboo, 12–15 cm in diameter and growing up to 15–18 m in height, found in South Asian countries such as, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan,…
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Dendrocalamus asper
Common name – sweet bamboo Usage – Edible shoots & Poles In Construction Dendrocalamus asper, also known as giant bamboo or dragon bamboo (in China), is a giant, tropical, clumping species of bamboo native to Southeast Asia. In addition…
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Ochlandra scriptoria
Common names – Reed variety, Penooda Usage – Handicrafts ,Pen making Ochlandra scriptoria, specifically the Penooda variety, is a delicate yet remarkably resilient reed bamboo that defines the riverine landscapes of the southern Western Ghats. Growing in…
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Ochlandra Travancorica
Common name – Reed variety· Elephant grass Usage – strong currents, Mats, Baskets, Umbrella handles, Fishing rods, Handicrafts and for making the Walls of Huts Ochlandra travancorica is a vigorous, shrubby bamboo that forms dense, impenetrable…
