Nanap bamboo
Bambusa horsfieldii

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A bamboo. The stems can be trailing or climbing. They are 7-8 m long and 1 cm across. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 18-23 cm long. The flowers are clustered at the nodes. The spikelets have 5-6 fertile florets.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry lowland open places between 50-500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malesia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by rhizomes or cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Bambu embong, Bambu nanap

Synonyms

Arundarbor cornuta (Munro) Kuntze; Arundarbor horsfieldii (Munro) Kuntze; Bambusa cornuta Munro; Fimbribambusa horsfieldii (Munro) Widjaja;