Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Poaceae | Genus: Dendrocalamus | Species: Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees( लाठी बांस ) |
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| Synonym | Bambos stricta Roxb., Bambusa pubescens Lodd. Ex Lindl. | Flower Color | Brownish |
| Common Name | Bans, Calcutta Bamboo | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Iron Bamboo ,Solid Bamboo, Male Bamboo | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lathi Bans | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 400-1000m | Fruit Type | Caryopsis |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a caryopsis with adherent pericarp, ovoid, or orbicular. |
| Habitat | Mainly found in semi dry and dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar And Thailand. Many Other Countries In Southeast Asia Such As China, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines And Vietnam Have Introduced And Cultivate The Species | Bark Details | Smooth Outer Skin Due To The Presence Of Silica |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | A deciduous densely tufted bamboo. Culms 6-15 m tall, hollow in wet, solid in dry climates, glaucous green when young, dull-green or yellowish when old; nodes somewhat swollen; internodes 30-40 cm long. Branches from base to mid culm; branch buds oval, tip raised like a horn. Culm sheaths variable, deciduous at the time of branch emergence, covered on the back with golden brown-stiff hairs, sometimes glabrous in dry climate, striate, rounded at the top, ciliate at the margins, slightly auricled; imperfect blade conical, hairy; ligule narrow, sometimes ciliate. Leaves linear-lanceolate, rounded at the base into a short petiole, terminating above in a sharply acuminate, twisted tip, upper surface rough of often hairy, lower surface softly hairy, margins scabrous; sheath striate, hairy, ending in a prominent callus or short auricles with a few, wavy, deciduous cilia; ligule narrow, serrate. Inflorescence in large panicle of large dense globular heads; Fruit a caryopsis with adherent pericarp, ovoid, or orbicular. | Leaf Details | Leaves linear-lanceolate, rounded at the base into a short petiole, terminating above in a sharply acuminate, twisted tip, upper surface rough of often hairy, lower surface softly hairy, margins scabrous; sheath striate, hairy, ending in a prominent callus or short auricles with a few, wavy, deciduous cilia; ligule narrow, serrate. |
