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Species

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Bambusa asper

  • Common Name – Sweet bamboo
  • Height – 20-25m
  • Diameter- 8-12cm (10-18cm)
  • Inter node Length – 40-50cm
  • Wall thickness – 1-2cm
  • Flowering cycle – 100 years
  • Propagation – vegetative methods/ through seeds & T.C.
  • Plant spacing – 5x7
  • Use – Poles, Pulp and shoot are edible
  • Native – China.
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Bambusa balcooa

  • Local Name – Bhalu Bans
  • Height – 16-23m
  • Diameter – 1-15cm
  • Inter node Length – 20-45cm
  • Wall thickness – 1.9-2.5cm
  • Flowering cycle – 30-45years
  • No of seeds/weight- seed not reported
  • Propagation – by culm, cutting, branch cutting.
  • Plant Spacing – 5.6m
  • Attitude – up to 600m
  • Use – Very Strong structural bamboo, pulp handicrafts, Agarbatti, house hold articals.
  • Native – N/E India, Nagaland, Bihar, Eastern, Uttar Pradesh.
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Bambusa bambos

  • Local Name – Katang
  • Height – 30m (20-30m)
  • Diameter – 15-18cm
  • Inter node Length – 30-45cm
  • Wall thickness – 1-2cm(thick)
  • Flowering cycle – 30-34-30-45-44-49 years
  • No of Seeds/weight- 70,000 to 85,000/kg
  • Propagation – Seed, vegetative methods & T.C.
  • Plant spacing – 5x5.5m
  • Altitude – upto 1000m
  • Use – Pulp, arrows, furniture, Flute Making, timber.
  • Rafting, fencing, shoots & seeds are edible, leaves are used as fodder and medicine.
  • Native- Kerala, E/India.
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Dendrocalamus brandisii

  • Height – 19-33m
  • Diameter – 13-20cm
  • Inter node Length – 30-38cm
  • Wall thickness – thick
  • Flowering cycle – 40 to 45 year
  • Propagation – vegetative methods, T.C.
  • Plant spacing – 5x7m
  • Altitude – 1300m
  • Use - House building, baskets and decorative shoote are edible.
  • Native – Jiribam area of Manipur and Andamans.
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Bambusa nutans

  • Local Name – Mala Bans
  • Height – 15-20m
  • Diameter – 5-10cm
  • Inter node Length -25-45cm
  • Wall thickness – 1-1.5cm
  • Flowering cycle – 35 years
  • Propagation – Through seed, vegetative, T.C
  • Plant spacing – 5x6m
  • Altitude – 600 – 1500m
  • Use – Poles, paper landscaping age implements and house hold items.
  • Native – N/E India, Orissa, W/Bengal.
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Pseudoxytenanthera Stocksii

  • Local Name - Mandka – Chivarka- Manga
  • Height – 10.20m
  • Diameter – 5-8cm
  • Inter node Length – 15 to 20cm
  • Wall thickness – Solid
  • Flowering cycle – 40-45 year and no seed set.
  • Propagation – Vegetative propagation
  • Plant spacing – 5x5m
  • Altitude – Up to 700m
  • Use- Construction, furniture, basketry, agarbatti sticks, handicrafts, food container.
  • Native – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala.
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Dendrocalamus strictus

  • Local Name – Lethi bans, Manvel
  • Height – 8-16m
  • Diameter – 2.5-8cm
  • Inter node Length – 30-45cm
  • Wall thickness – 0.5-2cm Thick wall
  • Flowering cycle – 25-45 years
  • No of seeds/weight- 25000-30000/kg
  • Propagation – Through seed/ vegetative/ Tissue cultural
  • Plant spacing – 4x6m
  • Altitude –1000m
  • Use – Construction, furniture, basketry.
  • Native – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, M.P., Orissa.
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Bambusa tulda

  • Local Name – Deobans, Peka
  • Height – 15-20m
  • Diameter – 5-10cm
  • Inter node Length- 40-70cm
  • Wall thickness – 0.8-1cm
  • Flowering cycle - 30-60 years.
  • No of Seeds/weight – 20,000-25,000/kg
  • Propagation – Through seeds, Vegetative, T.C.
  • Plant spacing – 5x6m
  • Altitude- Up to 1500m
  • Use- Pulp, Construction, edible, leaves medicinal.
  • Native – N/E India, Assam, Bihar, Mizoram Cultivated Arunachal Pradesh, U.P.
  • Specific – Long Inter node.