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Ornamental- A very ornamental plant. Food- Young shoots - cooked used as a vegetable. They are also fermented and preserved in Nepal to form a dish called tama. Tama is sour and has a very strong flavour, it is sometimes mixed in vegetable curries. Wood - Construction: Widely used in the Himalayas in construction
India, Nepal
Subtropical biome.
Evergreen herb 2-3 m tall.
It has bushy, weeping branches, bright green stems.
Long, narrow, and soft, giving the plant a feathery appearance.
Rarely produced in cultivation.
Rare