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Bambusa bambos

Syn. Bambos arundinacea

IUCN Red List Not Evaluated (NE)

Local name

  • Indian Thorny Bambo (English)
  • Baans (Hindi)
  • Vaans (Gujarati)

Grass type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Poaceae
20m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Bambusa bambos bark

Bark

Robust, woody culms (hollow), green turning yellowish with age; distinct nodes and internodes; often with thorns on young shoots.

Bambusa bambos leaves

Leaves

Lanceolate, narrow, alternate on branches of culm.

Bambusa bambos flower

Flower

Infrequent flowering (gregarious in cycles); small inconspicuous spikelets.

Bambusa bambos fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Rarely seen (bamboos mainly reproduce by rhizomes/culm cuttings). Produced only during flowering episodes (rare).

Bambusa bambos

Did you know?

In older culms, a rare siliceous deposit called Vanshlochan or Tabasheer may form inside the hollow chambers. It is traditionally valued in Ayurveda and used in formulations such as Sitopaladi Churna.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China, Maldives, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.