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General Information

Dinochloa trichogona is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with vigoroulsy climbing, zig-zag stems. The woody stems are solid, around 20 - 30mm in diameter with internodes 20 - 25cm long.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia (Borneo)

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
Habit	Evergreen Bamboo
Height	0.00 m
Pollinators	Wind
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

These bamboos 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[].

The large smooth leaf blades are used for wrapping a food made of glutinous rice (hokkien bak chang) by local Chinese in Sabah (Malaysia)[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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