Dodda bidur PRODUCT NAME
Bambusa arundinacea Willd = Bambos arundinacea Retz. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Dodda bidur |
| Local Name: | Dodda bidur (Kurumba); Billa moonga (Irula); Tamil-Mungil, Periva mungil, Peru varai mungi; Telugu-Veduru, Mulla veduru, Bongudu; Urdu-Konta bhanso; Malayalam-Mulla, Illi; Kannada-Dongi, BIdungalu, Hebbidru |
| Family: | Poaceae |
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| Product Description: | A tall erect green bamboo with spines. F lower: In compound panicles. Fruit: Grain oblong or linear oblong, furrowed on one side. Culms thick and erect, culm sheath triangular with spiny hairs. Leaf sheath, glabrous, ligule short. Used for construction and basket making. The sheaths around the stems have salt like deposits at the base Miscellaneous: Flowers only one in its lifetime (approx. 60 years). |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived), Crafts and furniture making, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | 1000m. Found in moist deciduous to semi evergreen forests. A ready colonizer |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | seeds |
| Uses: | Seeds collected, dehusked and cooked like rice. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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