Dendrocalamus strictus
Calcutta Bamboo, Male Bamboo
Other regional names: Solid Bamboo
- Solid Bamboo
Also known as: Arundo hexandra Roxb. ex Munro +12 more
- Arundo hexandra Roxb. ex Munro
- Bambos stricta Roxb.
- Bambusa glomerata Royle ex Munro
- Bambusa hexandra Roxb. ex Munro
- Bambusa stricta (Roxb.) Roxb.
- Bambusa stricta subsp. argentea Rivière
- Bambusa stricta var. argentea Rivière
- Bambusa tanaea Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Bambusa verticillata Rottler ex Munro
- Dendrocalamus prainiana Varmah & Bahadur
- Dendrocalamus strictus subsp. prainianus Gamble
- Dendrocalamus strictus var. prainianus Gamble
- Nastus strictus (Roxb.) Sm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Dendrocalamus strictus (commonly known as Calcutta bamboo or Male Bamboo) is a bamboo belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bamboo
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil Southeast, China Southeast, Cuba, Honduras, Jawa, Madagascar, Malaya, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is., Zaïre