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Wood - Construction: Used for building materials, scaffolding, and furniture. Food - Edible bamboo shoots are consumed in some regions. Industrial - Used in paper manufacturing.
China, India, Myanmar
It grows in tropical and subtropical climates, often in moist, well-drained soils, along riverbanks and in forest margins. It prefers lower elevations, however, it can grow up to 2000 m.
It is a large, evergreen bamboo forming dense clumps. Reaches heights of 30 m.
Stem or culm is tall, erect, and thick-walled, reaching up to 25 cm in diameter. The internodes are smooth, cylindrical, and often covered with a whitish bloom when young. Branching occurs from the upper nodes.
Leaves are lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 15-35 cm long and 2-5 cm wide, with a prominent midrib. The upper surface is glabrous, while the lower surface may be pubescent. The leaf margins are serrulate. They are typically pale green in color.
Flowers are produced in large, branched panicles. Each flower is small, yellowish-white.
Fruit is a caryopsis, a small, dry, one-seeded. Fruit production is infrequent.
Flowering: after many years of vegetative growth