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Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Bambusa vulgaris
Schrad
Common Name :
Vans, Golden Bamboo
Plant Family :
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Form :
Grasses
Occurrence (Sectors) :
1, 28, 27
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Sarita Udyan
About Bambusa vulgaris Plant :
Habit :
A tall, handsome bamboo, unarmed grass.
Stem :
Polished, bright green or yellow or mixture of two, striped.
Leaves :
Linear-lanceolate,petiolate, leaflets 1-3.5 x 0.4-1.7 cm, elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong, glaucous-green, pubescen6-8 nerved, pointed with twisted tips, leaf sheaths striate, slightly hairy, ligule short, ciliate.
Inflorescence :
Panicles
Flowers :
Panicles large, leafy, spikelets in bracteates clusters of 3-10. Involucral glumes 1-2, ovate, acute, empty, floral glumes 6-10. Larger than 1, imperfect flower above, stamens 6, style long, hairy, stigmas 3, plumose.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
After rains
Significance :
Split stems are made into mats and baskets.