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Tama Bamboo

Dendrocalamus hamiltonii

Tama Bamboo
Photo: Dvellakat, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China
Climate
subtropical

About

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, and far eastern China.

Other Dendrocalamus plants

Giant bamboo · Giant Bamboo · Dendrocalamus longispathus · Dendrocalamus sikkimensis · Giant Dragon Bamboo · Male bamboo · Giant Bamboo

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrocalamus hamiltonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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