Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week grasses, sedges and rushes Poaceae * Dendrocalamus strictus * (Roxb.) Nees *den-droh-KAL-uh-mus* -- Greek: *dendron* (tree) and *calamus* (reed) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DDendrocalamus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcJiM_ilHehDd8PRVtijBhAm9BctQ> *STRIK-tus* -- erect, upright ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dstrictus&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc6_Y19acvBrsvQKJMMFk4ZDeCenQ>
*commonly known as*: Calcutta bamboo, hard bamboo, iron bamboo, male bamboo, solid bamboo, stone bamboo • *Bengali*: বাঁশ bamsa • *Gujarati*: બાંસ bans • *Hindi*: बांस bans • *Kannada*: ಬಿದಿರು bidiru • *Konkani*: वासो vaaso • *Malayalam*: കല്ലന്മുള kallanmula • *Manipuri*: খোকৱা khokwa • * Marathi*: बांस or बास bans, उढा udha, वेळू velu • *Mizo*: tur-sing • * Nepalese*: कबान बाँस kaban bans • *Oriya*: ସାରଙ୍ଗୀ sarangi • *Sanskrit*: वंश vansha • *Tamil*: சிறுமூங்கில் ciru-munkil, கல்மூங்கில் kal-munkil, காட்டுமூங்கில் kattu-munkil • *Telugu*: పోతువెదురు potu veduru • *Urdu*: بانس bansa *Native to*: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FCalcutta%2520Bamboo.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdu2KNcZ3GiF6WtYKvuoXuPsvmD_Q>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F13530&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdkughtJzEeP7F3Hg0CiZkh2M-gdQ>• INBAR<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inbar.int%2Fpublication%2Ftxt%2Ftr17%2FDendrocalamus%2Fstrictus.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzciPEX4KS19khfxsdAPo3Qho216wQ>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park on 18 JAN 09 [image: Dendrocalamus strictus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3213313446%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfsQosXKKWBtnOu5GIWTYPWF6fGGA> [image: Dendrocalamus strictus]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3212464477%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdsQXU9FQ-j0ty7UoBjIWwdS3ac0g> Regards. Dinesh -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.