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Bambusa atra - Lindley

Common Name Clumping Bamboo. Long pipe bamboo.
Family Poaceae
USDA hardiness 10-12
Known Hazards None Known
Habitats It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands and usually in wet soil. It can grow on limestone. River banks, margins of disturbed lower montane forest, and on lower hill slopes, often on limestone; at low elevations[310].
Range Southeast Asia - Philippines, Indonesia (Molukus) to New Guinea and northern Australia.
Edibility Rating    (2 of 5)
Other Uses    (3 of 5)
Weed Potential No
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Care (info)
Tender Moist Soil Wet Soil Full sun
Bambusa atra Clumping Bamboo. Long pipe bamboo.


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Bambusa atra Clumping Bamboo. Long pipe bamboo.
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Summary

Bambusa atra Lindl. is a synonym of Neololeba atra (Lindl.) Widjaja


Physical Characteristics

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Bambusa atra is an evergreen Bamboo growing to 8 m (26ft) by 2 m (6ft) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

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Synonyms

Arundarbor atra (Lindl.) Kuntze. Arundarbor picta (Lindl.) Kuntze. Arundarbor prava (Lindl.) Kuntze. Arundarbor tenuis (Munro) Kuntze. Arundinaria cobonii F.M.Bailey. Arundinaria papuana K.Schum. & Lauterb. Bambusa atra Lindl. Bambusa forbesii (Ridl.) Holttum. Bambusa papuana (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) K.Schum. Bambusa picta Lindl. Bambusa prava Lindl. Bambusa tenuis Munro. Dendrocalamus forbesii Ridl. Dendrocalamus multispiculatus K.Schum. & Lauterb. Dendrocalamus papuanus (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) Pilg. Gigantochloa novoguineensis Rendle. Leleba alba Rumph. ex Schult. Leleba nigra Rumph. ex Schult. Leleba picta Rumph. ex Schult. Leleba prava Rumph. ex Schult.

Habitats

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Seed  Shoots
Edible Uses:

Edible Portion: Shoots, Cereal, Seeds.

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

Basketry  Biomass  String  Tinder

The thin-walled culm is used locally in basketry and other handicrafts[310 , 361 ]. The culm is used for making water pipes, arrow heads and as a casual drinking vessel[310 ]. Strips of the culms are used as binding material in roofings, fish traps and screens[310 , 361 ]. The dead canes of this species are useful when lighting camp fires, even in wet weather[713 ]. Carbon Farming - Industrial Crop: biomass. Other Systems: strip intercrop, multistrata.

Special Uses

Carbon Farming  Food Forest

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Cultivation details

Industrial Crop: Biomass  Management: Managed Multistem  Minor Global Crop  Other Systems: Multistrata  Other Systems: Strip intercrop

Climate: subtropical to tropical, tropical highlands. Humidity: humid. Bamboos have an interesting method of growth. Each plant produces a number of new stems annually - these stems grow to their maximum height in their first year of growth, subsequent growth in the stem being limited to the production of new side branches and leaves. In the case of some mature tropical species the new stem could be as much as 30 metres tall, with daily increases in height of 30cm or more during their peak growth time. This makes them some of the fastest-growing species in the world[K]. Bamboos in general are usually monocarpic, living for many years before flowering, then flowering and seeding profusely for a period of 1 - 3 years before usually dying. This species, however, is reported to flower regularly in cultivation without dying, though these specimens do not set seed[361]. Carbon Farming - Cultivation: minor global crop. Management: managed multistem.

Carbon Farming

  • Industrial Crop: Biomass  Three broad categories: bamboos, resprouting woody plants, and giant grasses. uses include: protein, materials (paper, building materials, fibers, biochar etc.), chemicals (biobased chemicals), energy - biofuels
  • Management: Managed Multistem  Regularly removing some multiple stems. A non-A non-destructive management systems maintaining the soil organic carbon.
  • Minor Global Crop  These crops are already grown or traded around the world, but on a smaller scale than the global perennial staple and industrial crops, The annual value of a minor global crop is under $1 billion US. Examples include shea, carob, Brazil nuts and fibers such as ramie and sisal.
  • Other Systems: Multistrata  Multistrata agroforests feature multiple layers of trees often with herbaceous perennials, annual crops, and livestock.
  • Other Systems: Strip intercrop  Tree crops grown in rows with alternating annual crops.

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Propagation

Seed

Other Names

If available other names are mentioned here

Long Pipe Bamboo, New Guinea Thin-walled Bamboo, Guagua bamboo, Loleba, Nena. Neololeba atra

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Found In

Countries where the plant has been found are listed here if the information is available

Asia, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam. Native to the Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and Queensland. It is an exotic species in Indian subcontinent countries, such as India and Sri Lanka.

Weed Potential

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None Known

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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