Biodiversity Research Centre

Mizoram University (Tanhril) Aizawl, P.O Box No. 190

Species Detail

Specimen Name Dendrocalamus longispathus (Kurz) Kurz
Category Name Wild Edible Vegetables
Local Name Rawnal
Flowering Period "October-January Pale green pales with yellow anther"
Habit Large caesoitose bamboo,young shoots yellowish green
Locality Aizawl
Altitude <1000m.
Distribution Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nainital, Sikkim, West Bengal
Distribution in Mizoram "Mizoram all districts"
Ecological Status Tropical evergreen
Taxonomic Status Poaceae
IUCN N/A
Socio Economic Uses "shoots eaten, culm used for paper pulp, building, baskets,etc."
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