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Bambusa bambos
Also called Indian Thorny Bamboo, Giant Thorny Bamboo, Spiny Bamboo
Bambusa bambos is a large clumping bamboo from southern Asia, grown for its tall, thick, spiny culms. It needs a warm, humid, frost-free climate and plenty of room, so it is mainly grown outdoors in the tropics rather than indoors.
Bambusa bambos, (synonym Gigantichloa maxima) the giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo, spiny bamboo, or thorny bamboo (but see Bambusa spinosa) is a species of clumping bamboo native to southern Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indochina). It is also naturalized in Seychelles, Central America, West Indies, Java, Malaysia, Maluku, and the Philippines.
They are extensively used in many applications, mainly for making bridges and for ladders. Leaves are used for thatching.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bambusa bambos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
