Manggong bamboo
Gigantochloa manggong
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A bamboo. It forms dense clumps. It has short rhizomes. The stems are 15 m tall and 5-7 cm across. They are woody. The internodes are 40 cm long. The walls are thick. They are light green. The leaves are sword shaped. The flowering shoots are in star shaped clusters at the nodes.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Indonesia (country/location of origin), Myanmar, SE Asia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Shoots
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from sections of the rhizome.
Its other names
Local names
Bambu manggong