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Berry Bamboo

Melocanna baccifera

Also called Muli, Muli Bamboo

Berry Bamboo
Photo: George Muttathil Pulikurumba, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
E. Himalaya to Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

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Melocanna baccifera is one of two bamboo species belonging to the genus Melocanna. It grows up to 10–25 m tall. It is native to Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, and Thailand.

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Melocanna

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melocanna baccifera 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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