Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Poaceae | Genus: Bambusa | Species: Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss ( कांटा बाँस ) |
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| Synonym | Arundo bambos L., Bambos arundo J.F.Gmel., Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Thorny Bamboo, | Flower Type | Spikelet |
| English / Trade Name | Indian thorny bamboo; spiny bamboo; thorny bamboo | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Katta Baans | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 800 m | Fruit Type | Caryopsis |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Caryopsis, flowering gregarious |
| Habitat | In thickets, sandy places and by seasonal streams. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | it is common throughout the plains of India and in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is less common in countries of Indo-China, and also occurs in South-eastern China, introduced in Australia, Africa, tropical Asia, Central America, Cuba and northern South America | Bark Details | Smooth and greenish in colour but old branches with rough corky bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Jind, Karnal, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Perennial; caespitose, rhizomes short. Culms erect; up to 30 M tall, woody; with root thorns from the nodes. Culm-internodes terete; glaucous; distally pruinose. Culm-nodes pubescent (brown). Branch complement one, or two, or three; in a clump; with 1 branch dominant; thinner than stem. Culm-sheaths deciduous; glabrous. Culm-sheath ligule 1–2 mm high; ciliolate. Culm-sheath blade triangular; erect; hispid; acute. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface; Leaf-sheath auricles erect. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base broadly rounded; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; Leaf-blades lanceolate; apex acuminate. Inflorescence bractiferous; clustered at the nodes; with glumaceous subtending bracts; with axillary buds at base of spikelet; prophyllate below lateral spikelets; leafless between clusters. Spikelets comprising 5–7 fertile florets; Fruit a caryopsis | Leaf Details | Culm-sheaths deciduous; glabrous. Culm-sheath ligule 1–2 mm high; ciliolate. Culm-sheath blade triangular; erect; hispid; acute. Leaf-sheaths glabrous on surface; Leaf-sheath auricles erect. Ligule an eciliate membrane. Leaf-blade base broadly rounded; with a brief petiole-like connection to sheath; Leaf-blades lanceolate; apex acuminate. Inflorescence bractiferous; clustered at the nodes; with glumaceous subtending bracts; with axillary buds at base of spikelet; prophyllate below lateral spikelets; leafless between clusters. |
