Bambusa procera


Bambusa procera is a species of bamboo in the tribe Bambuseae; it was described from Vietnam by Chevalier and Camus. It is a included in the grass family, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Distribution and description

The recorded distribution includes Cambodia and Vietnam: where the plant is called lồ ô; it is smaller than B. balcooa, which is more extensively used for construction.
This bamboo grows as a plant from 8-12 m tall, with cylindrical, thin-walled internodes up to 550 mm long and 55 mm in diameter. Leaves are from 200-250 mm long and 40-50 mm wide.

Uses

In Vietnam's Bình Dương province, it is used for food, in construction as timber, and to make ornaments and handicraft.