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Food - The young shoots are edible but taste slightly bitter, therefore they are often pickled. The young shoots are harvested as they emerge from the soil. Medicine - The siliceous secretion of the culm is considered to be aphrodisiac and tonic. Wood - Construction: The culms are generally used for construction, scaffolding, furniture, boxes, basketry, mats, household utensils, handicrafts and as raw material for paper pulp.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Wet tropical biome.
Evergreen perennial grass.
Erect, jointed by distinct nodes, internal structure is holloe=w.
Arranges alternate on the branches, elonged with a pointed tip.
Rerely flowers.
Fruit is a dry, single-seeded grain called a caryopsis.