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'''''Bambusa longispiculata''''' or ''Mahal Bamboo'' is an species of clumping [[bamboo]] native to |
'''''Bambusa longispiculata''''' or ''Mahal Bamboo'' is an species of clumping [[bamboo]] native to [[Bangladesh]] and [[Myanmar]] ([[Burma]]),<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=398846 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref> but widely grown in many other countries including [[Australia]]. Growing in wide and open clumps it makes an excellent shelter for [[waterfowl]]. It is not suited for harvesting and is very suitable for [[soil stabilization]] on dam faces. It can grow up to a height of 10 m, and a thickness of 5 cm.<ref name=OzBamboo>[http://www.bamboo-oz.com.au/species/B_longispiculata.html Bambusa longispiculata], OzBamboo; ''Retrieved: 2007-12-19''</ref><ref>Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. </ref> |
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Bambusa longispiculata or Mahal Bamboo is an species of clumping bamboo native to Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma),[1] but widely grown in many other countries including Australia. Growing in wide and open clumps it makes an excellent shelter for waterfowl. It is not suited for harvesting and is very suitable for soil stabilization on dam faces. It can grow up to a height of 10 m, and a thickness of 5 cm.[2][3]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Bambusa longispiculata, OzBamboo; Retrieved: 2007-12-19
- ^ Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.