Dendrocalamus strictus
Uses
India (Maharashtra State, Raigad District): seeds made into flour for making chapati. Flowers also eaten.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- Nees.
- Vernaculars:
- Hindi[?]: Banskaban. English: Male Bamboo, Soild Bamboo
- Misc:
- It has been recommended that, if the various Indian state forest departments take interest in utilizing the immense forest wastes of deformed, stunted, or lean [bamboo] shoots, another flourishing food industry could be developed in India, as has been done in Japan.