Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo)

Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) green plant with tall woody stalks and long pointed leaves.
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) showing upright cylindrical green stalks reaching toward the sunlight among foliage.

Botanical name: Dendrocalamus sp.

Common name: Giant Bamboo

Family: Poaceae    (Formerly:Poaceae / Gramineae)

Subfamily: Bambusoideae

Origin: Southeast Asia, China

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-11?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge tree taller than 20 ftFull sunWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightly

Dendrocalamus is a tropical genus of giant clumping bamboo, which are similar to the genus Bambusa.

Dendrocalamus giganteus - is one of the tallest of bamboos.

Dendrocalamus strictus - is also known as Male Bamboo, Solid Bamboo or Calcutta Bamboo. It is a fast growing, tall species of Bamboo native to Southeast Asia. This bamboo is extensively used as a raw material in paper mills and has edible shoots. Most provide delicious and nutritious fruit, but many also have edible leaves, seeds, flowers, stems or roots, or they yield edible or useful oil. Established plants are drought tolerant. Hardy to zone 9. Synonyms: Arundo hexandra, Bambusa glomerata, B. hexandra, B. pubescens, B. stricta, B. tanaea, B. verticillata, Dendrocalamus prainiana.

Similar plants: Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo)


Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) with green cylindrical stalks and woody texture in dense plant cluster
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) stalks rising in a thick group with green skin and nodes
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) green plant stalks reaching upward, thick bamboo stems in clump.
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) stalks with green cylindrical trunks and small thin foliage at top.
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) plant with vertical black and green segmented culms, tall plant
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) shows tall vertical segmented culms in black and green colors.
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) green plant with thick woody stalks and narrow lanceolate leaves.
Dendrocalamus sp. (Giant Bamboo) tall thick green stalks with dense foliage reaching toward the sky.


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