Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Bambusa arundinacea
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss
  • Common name : Thorny Bamboo
  • Vernacular name : Bidiru, Hebbidiru (Kan.)
  • Key identification features : A tall woody bamboo with thorny culms, numerous and tufted, up to 40 m tall, curving at top bearing recurved, stout spines. The lowest nodes bear roots. Stem-sheaths are leathery, orange-yellow when young, hairy outside, shining and ribbed inside. Leaves are thin, linear, up to 20 cm. long. Inflorescence is a panicle of enormous size, the branchlets with clusters of spikelets.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district, Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India (except the Himalayas and Indo-gangetic plain), Myanmar, Sri Lanka; Introduced elsewhere
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Bambusa arundinacea. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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