| Rough Giant Bamboo |
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| File size | 559707 |
| Original date | 4/8/11 3:56 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 10.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/640s |
| Aperture | 3.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C190 DIGITAL CAMERA |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Dendrocalamus asper Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Bambusa aspera, Bambusa macrostemis, Gigantochloa aspera
Synonyms: Bambusa aspera, Bambusa macrostemis, Gigantochloa aspera
Rough Giant Bamboo is a large bamboo whose origin is unknown - it is
perhaps originally gtom Indonesia, Malaysia, or Thailand. Now it is only
known in cultivation. Stems (stems) are 10-20 m tall, and 8-18 cm in
diameter. Internodes are 30-50 cm. Stem sheaths are deciduous, initially
light green, leathery, tip rounded. Leaf-blades are lance-shaped and 15-30
cm long and 1-2.5 cm wide. Base is wedge-shaped with a brief stalk-like
connection to sheath, the stalk is 0.3-0.5cm long. Leaves are smooth and
hairless, and taper to a point. Rough Giant Bamboo is used as structural
timber for heavy construction in rural communities.
Identification credit: Vinod Yadav
| Photographed in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. |