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Useful Tropical Plants

Arundinaria wightiana

Nees

Poaceae

+ Synonyms

Indocalamus wightianus (Nees) Nakai

Sinarundinaria wightiana (Nees) Chao & Renv.

Yushania wightiana (Nees) R.B.Majumdar

Common Name:

Arundinaria wightiana
Drawing of the leaves and flowers
Photograph by: Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta, vol. 7: t. 2 (1891)
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Arundinaria wightiana Arundinaria wightiana

General Information

Arundinaria wightiana is an erect clumping bamboo with short rhizomes. It produces woody culms 2 - 3 metres long.
The culms are harvested from the wild and used for basketry, weaving etc.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

E. Asia - southern India.

Habitat

Found chiefly as an undergrowth in evergreen sholas, gregarious in moist areas, on hills and slopes usually above 1,800 metres[
361
Title
Bamboos of India: A Compendium
Publication
 
Author
Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S.
Website
http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm
Publisher
Brill.
Year
2002
ISBN
8186247254
Description
A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet.
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Bamboo
Height3.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of moderate to higher elevations in tropical areas.

Bamboos have an interesting method of growth. Each plant produces a number of new stems annually - these stems grow to their maximum height in their first year of growth, subsequent growth in the stem being limited to the production of new side branches and leaves. In the case of some mature tropical species the new stem could be as much as 30 metres tall, with daily increases in height of 30cm or more during their peak growth time. This makes them some of the fastest-growing species in the world[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Many bamboo species are monocarpic, living for many years before flowering, then flowering and seeding profusely for a period of 1 - 3 years before usually dying. Whilst most bamboos only flower at intervals of several years, this species is reported to flower annually without the canes dying[
361
Title
Bamboos of India: A Compendium
Publication
 
Author
Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S.
Website
http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm
Publisher
Brill.
Year
2002
ISBN
8186247254
Description
A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The culms are used for making baskets, mats, sheds, roofs and fencing[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
361
Title
Bamboos of India: A Compendium
Publication
 
Author
Seethalakshmi K.K., Muktesh Kumar M.S.
Website
http://www.inbar.int/publication/txt/tr17/default.htm
Publisher
Brill.
Year
2002
ISBN
8186247254
Description
A very good book giving botanical descriptions of the plants with brief notes on subjects such as uses, habitat and range. It is also available to view on the Internet.
].

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Arundinaria+wightiana>

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