Bitterroot Restoration

Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae

Common name: Kanta bansh(Beng.); Spiny bamboo(Eng.).
Edible Parts: Roots, leaves , fruit
Life cycle: Perennial
Native Range: Native to tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, especially in the monsoon and wet Tropics.

Bambusa is a large genus of clumping bamboos. The plant grows wild all over India, mainly in forests of western and southern parts of the country. Bambusa arundinacea grows up to 1500 – 2000 meters elevation. It is an erect, 15-35 meters tall, thorny tree , with many stems. The plant is hollow between the joints, with 2-3 alternate thorns on the stem. Their leaves sheathing, linear, 20 cm long and 2 cm broad, lanceolate, tapering in the pointed tips. The flowers in bunches, yellow or yellowish green in long panicles. The fruits are oblong grains, resembling like yava fruits, hence called as vamsayava.