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Dendrocalamus strictus
Also called Calcutta Bamboo, Solid Bamboo
Dendrocalamus strictus is a tropical bamboo species belonging to the Dendrocalamus genus. The culms (stems) are often solid. Common names include male bamboo, solid bamboo, and Calcutta bamboo.
It is native to Tropical Asia in humid areas including Pakistan, Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is found from moist broadleaf forests to dry deciduous forests.
They are used for making house frames, rafters, tent poles, concrete reinforcement, walls, scaffolding, and fences. The leaves are used for thatching.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrocalamus strictus 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.
