Smooth-shoot gigantochloa
Gigantochloa levis

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A stout bamboo reaching 20 m high. The stems are 20 cm across. The stems are straight, smooth and dull green. They are covered with sharp hairs but without any spines. The internodes are 29 to 36 cm long. The nodes are straight and few roots form from nodes.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They are found near towns as well as in forests in the Philippines. In southern China it grows along river sides and valleys between 500-1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan

How it is used for food

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.

The edible shoots are popular. It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bulo semilang, Buloh seremai, Bolo, Buluh beting, Buluh suluk, Buluh tup, Poring, Paling, Kabolian

Synonyms

Bambusa levis Blanco; Gigantochloa scribneriana Merrill; Gigantochloa verticillata Ridley; Dendrocalamus curranii Gamble;