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Bayog PRODUCT NAME

Dendrocalamus merrillianus Elm. SCIENTIFIC NAME

Common Name: Bayog
Local Name: Bayog (Ilocos); Kawayan-bayog (Pangasinan).
Family: Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) subfamily: Bambusoideae tribe: Bambuseae.
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Product Description: A tall graceful bamboo with slender stalks forming large clumps. The culms have very thick walls and prominent nodes.
NTFP Classification: Other commercial and industrial uses

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Countries Found: Philippines
Description: This bamboo is apparently widely distributed in the Philippines

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Partners: Bureau of Forestry, Philippines

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