Hedge bambo, Chinese dwarf bamboo

Usages

Food- Young shoots are cooked to consume. Bitter tasting, they are rarely eaten. Industrial- Paper is made from the culms. The canes are too arched for good poles and there is too small a volume for significant pulp production, in spite of good fibre dimensions.The culms are often used as umbrella handles and for fishing poles. In Indonesia and Thailand they are also used to make handicrafts such as bookcases. Eco-restoration- The plant makes a good screen or hedge and windbreak

Native to

Bhutna, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal

Habitat

Wet tropical biome.

Conservation Status