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 Dendrocalamus asper (Schult.) Backer

Synonym	:	Arundarbor bitung (Schult.) Kuntze
Family	:	Poaceae
Local name	:	English-   Giant Bamboo
Distribution	:	Southeast Asia.
Habitat	:	grow well on various soil types, even on sandy and rather acidic soils, but prefers well-drained heavy soils.
Uses	:	used as a building material and structural timber for heavy construction such as houses and bridges
Key Botanical Characters  : Dendrocalamus asper has large woody culms between 15-20 m tall and 8-12 cm in diameter, and has relatively thick walls (11-20 mm) which become thinner towards the top of the culm. The lower culms show aerial roots (rootlets) from the nodes. Culm internodes are 40-50cm long, pale green and covered with short brown hairs.