Bayog
Dendrocalamus merrillianus

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A tall graceful bamboo with slender stalks forming large clumps. Stems have very thick walls and prominent nodes. Roots grow in large numbers from the nodes up to the 15th nodes. There is a thick growth of branches from the fifth node.

There are about 29 Dendrocalamus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They are apparently widely distributed in the Philippines.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Now Dendrocalamus asper