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Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.

Synonym : Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl., Nastus viviparous Raspail.

POACEAE

Local Names : മഞ്ഞ  മുള, Yellow Bamboo.

Flowering Period : Not specified.

Distribution : World-wide.

Uses: Ornamental, Hedge-plant, Indoor plant, Young stem edible, House construction.

Exotic : Yes

Moderately loose clumps with no thorns. Culms are lemon yellow with green stripes and dark green leaves.  Culm walls are slightly thick. Nodes are slightly inflated. Culm leaves are deciduous with dense pubescence. Leaf blades are narrowly lanceolate. Flowering at the interval of several decades, when the whole population of an area blooms at once. Fruit set is extremely rare.