Kunna, Bamboo PRODUCT NAME
Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees Bambos stricta Roxb. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Kunna, Bamboo |
| Local Name: | Kunna/ Kiru Bidur (Kurumba); Siru munga (Irula); Tamil-Kale mungil; Malayalam-Kale mungil; Hindi-Bans; Urdu-Salia bhanso, Salimbo bhanso; Telugu-Sadanapa veduru, Pen veduru. |
| Family: | Poaceae |
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| Product Description: | A slender bamboo Flower: In compound panicles with spikelets. Fruit: Grain ovoid, brownish, beaked Culms erect, with small cavity or none. Nodes swollen. Sheaths covered with golden brown hair or glabrous. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | On hills 400-1000m. Occasional to common. Common in dry regions, absent along the coast. Bamboo found in the warm forests of Kotagiri and Coonoor. The seed kernel is as big as maize and edible |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | Culm used for construction of roof, making flutes and baskets. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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