Schizostachyum aciculare (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Schizostachyum aciculare Gamble
- Family: Gramineae
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: buloh padi, buloh akar
- Thailand: kasian, lawk.
Distribution
Native in Peninsular Malaysia and in southern Thailand.
Uses
In Thailand split culms are used for making handicrafts like hats and baskets.
Observations
Small slender bamboo. Culm 4-5 m tall, diameter 8-10 mm, erect with pendulous tip, often scrambling over nearby vegetation; internodes up to 65 cm long. Culm sheath with long narrow reflexed blade. Pseudospikelet slender, 5 cm long. Found in forest and forest margins.
Selected sources
4, 14, 18.