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General Information

Dinochloa scandens is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo producing freely-branched, scrambling, zig-zag stems that can be 30 metres or more long. These woody stems, 8 - 30mm in diameter can climb into surrounding trees or scramble over the ground to form a dense tangled mass[, ].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Scattered in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest, climbing into trees and forming dense thickets at ground level; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Bamboo
Height	20.00 m
Pollinators	Wind
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

These bamboos can present a considerable problem, because they become weeds in logged and disturbed forest, preventing regeneration of commercial timber[].
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[].
Bamboos in general are usually monocarpic, living for many years before flowering, then flowering and seeding profusely for a period of 1 - 3 years before usually dying.

Edible Uses

Young shoots are eaten as a vegetable[].

Medicinal

The liquid exuded by freshly cut culms or internodes is reputed to be good as eye drops[].

Young shoots are eaten as a vermifuge[].

Other Uses

Mature culms are used by local people for making rough baskets to carry stones from rivers[].

Propagation

Seed -

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