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Bambusa tulda (Dz. jhushi, Nep. singhane bans)                                                                 B22

 

A species which is usually rare in the Himalayas, but is common in Chirang district. It has strong very upright culms, but they are quite short and can be rather crooked, with swollen nodes and very heavy branching. It can be distinguished by the prominent leaf sheath auricles, and by the culm sheath auricles, one of which is quite tall, while the other is much broader. There are often faint yellow stripes on the lower internodes of some culms. Unlike B. nutans subsp. cupulata, the culm sheath blade is not strongly cupped and it is more persistent. The hairs on the culm sheath are brown rather than black. It is similar to B.  vulgaris,  which  also  has  varieties  with  striped

 

culms. It can be distinguished from that species by the absence of bristles on the lower edges of the culm sheath blade, and by the larger leaf sheath auricles. It is also shorter. The poles can reach a maximum diameter of 7cm and a length of 15m, although they are often smaller. They are very thick-walled and used for constructional purposes. Leaves can be used for fodder, but they are small. The shoots are not edible. The thick walls and strong branching make it easy to propagate this species by any vegetative means, and branches on their own may root successfully. The ease of propagation makes it an easy species to plant, but Bambusa nutans will give longer straighter culms.

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