Gigantochloa
Common Name : Java black bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / green at the beginning then turn purplish black later on
Height / Diameter : 12 m / 8 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 8 mm / 40 – 50 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.000 m / All type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Up to 3.000 mm
Usage : Musical instrument, furniture, handicraft, ornamental
Common Name : Sweet bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / green to blue green
Height / Diameter : Up to 25 m / 5 – 10 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 8 mm / 40 – 50 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.400 m / All type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Wet - dry to 2.500 mm
Usage :
Bamboo shoots, construction, furniture, chopsticks, toothpicks, musical
instruments