Neohouzeaua helferi
(Munro) Gamble
Poaceae
Arundarbor helferi (Munro) Kuntze
Bambusa helferi Munro
Pseudostachyum helferi (Munro) Kurz
Schizostachyum helferi (Munro) R.B.Majumdar
Teinostachyum helferi (Munro) Gamble
Common Name:
General Information
Neohouzeaua helferi is an evergreen, perennial, clump-forming, erect or climbing bamboo with short rhizomes[
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The culms are 6 - 12 metres tall, 25 - 40mm in with internodes 50 - 125cm long[
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. The culms are much arched so as to bend completely over and to touch the ground where they take root[
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The culms are sometimes harvested from the wild and used in basket making[
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
E. Asia - India, Myanmar to Indo-China.
Habitat
An understory plant in hill forests, most commonly growing in moist valleys where it can form almost impenetrable jungle[
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. It is found at elevations up to 3,500 metres[
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Bamboo |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
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.
].
Like many species of bamboo, this species grows for many years without flowering and then most, if not all plants in the species come into flowering at the same time. The flowering can last for more than a year, the plants usually exhausting themselves in the process and then 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.
,
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. We have no more information for this species, but at least some bamboos can recover after flowering, though it can take several years, and it has been said that the application of chemical fertilizers at this time will only serve to ensure the plant dies[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The culms are used for basket making[
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.
,
633- Title
- Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. 7
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble J.S.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bengal Secretariat Press; Calcutta.
- Year
- 1896
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A very comprehensive listing of the bamboos of India, as they were known at the end of the 19th Century. Includes some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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