Dendrocalamus hirtellus (PROSEA)
Introduction |
Dendrocalamus hirtellus Ridley
- Family: Gramineae
Vernacular names
- Malaysia: buloh kapor.
Distribution
Native in Peninsular Malaysia (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan) and in Borneo (West Kalimantan).
Uses
The culms are used for basketry.
Observations
Culm up to 15 m tall, 8 cm in diameter, with pendulous tip, whitish and waxy when young. Culm sheath covered with white wax and pale to light brown hairs; blade spreading to reflexed; auricles curled, 15 mm in lateral extent, bearing bristles 25 mm long. Young shoots orange to yellowish, covered with pale hairs. Leaf blade 20-40 cm × 3-6 cm, lower surface velvet-hairy. Inflorescence on leafless branches; spikelet containing 1-2 florets. Caryopsis truncate with slightly hairy tip. Found in open ground or disturbed forest.
Selected sources
14, 24.