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Schizostachyum dullooa

Taxon

Family

Schizostachyum dullooa (Gamble) Majumdar

Poaceae

 

native habitat in India  
The bamboo in its native habitat in India
Credit: TIFAC

Common names: Dalu

Synonyms: Teinostachyum dullooa Gamble, Neohouzeaua dullooa A. Camus., Neohouzeana dullooa A. Camus

Life form: Bamboo

 

Biology/Ecology:

Dispersal: No information available.

Reproduction: Sporadic and occasionally gregarious flowering, estimated flowering cycle of 45 years.

Herbivores: No information available.

Resistant stages: Rhizomes

 

Habitat:

Native habitat: Moist mixed deciduous forest, disturbed forest, montane sub-tropical forest.

Habitat occupied in invaded range: No information available.

Habitat requirements: No information available.

 

Distribution:

Native to Southeast Asia

Introduced range: Introduced but not considered invasive in Tanzania.

 

Impacts:

Ecosystem: No information available.

Health, social and economic: No information available.

 

Management:

Mechanical: No information available.

Chemical: No information available.

Biological: No information available.

 

References:

Banik, R.L. Bamboo resources, management and utilization in Bangladesh. IPGRI. Available from http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/HTMLPublications/572/ (Accessed August 2006).

 

Last updated October 2006

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