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Schizostachyum lima is a clumping bamboo from Malesia and Papuasia, used in the Philippines for sawali mats, fishing rods and musical instruments. It grows best in warm, humid, wet tropical conditions with moist soil.
Schizostachyum lima is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a bamboo that in Tagalog is commonly called anos / bokawe / bocaue, and in Cebuano: bagakay. It is propagated using seeds or rhizome cuttings. In the Philippines, it is often used for making sawali, fishing rods, and musical instruments. In some rural areas of the country, midwives still use sharp knives made of Schizostachyum lima to cut the newborn's umbilical cord.
The name of the Barangay (village) of Anos in Los Baños, Laguna, is derived from this species.
Schizostachyum helferi · Polynesian 'ohe · Schizostachyum aciculare · Polynesian 'ohe · Polynesian 'ohe
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schizostachyum lima 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.
