Bambusa polymorpha Munro

Bambusa cyanostachya Kurz Arundarbor polymorpha (Mnuro) Kuntze
Common Name: Jama, Betwa (Assam, West Bengal), Betua (Bengal), Bari (Tripura), Narangi bans (Madhya Pradesh)

Habit
Culms : Tufted Height: 16-25m  Diameter:8-15cm  Culm Color: Grayish-green
Internode Length: 40-60cm  Culm Sheath Colour: black bulbous-based hairs when

Length of Leaf: 7-18 cm  Breadth of Leaf : 1-2 cm  Leaf Shape: Linear lanceolate

Habitat: Low Hilly slopes  Altitude: 10-30m  Soil: Loamy-alluvial soils

Native to: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
Introduced to: Coimbatore, Palakkad, Nilambur, Wynad, Coorg(1913-24)Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

Description of Inflorescence and Flower: : Branched Panicle
Flowering Cycle: 55- 60 years  Flowering Reported:Myanmar(1914,1929-30), Bangladesh(1981-82)

Propagation:Seeds, culm cutting

Uses: Agarbathi sticks, construction, edible shoots, pulp and paper, fibre boards, landscaping

References: Seethalakshmi K.K, 1998; Manual for establishment and management of bamboo plantations, march 2005