Hi, Even though Phyllostachya nigra [a native of China] is called Black Bamboo, the real Black Bamboo is Gigantochloa atroviolacea [a native of Java]. Both do not occur naturally in India. With regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Wed, 2/23/11, ajinkya gadave <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com> wrote: From: ajinkya gadave <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:63449] Bamboo To: "Alok Goyal" <alok12...@gmail.com> Cc: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 5:49 PM hello alok jee in our pune city lot of nursery's selling black bamboo. On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Alok Goyal <alok12...@gmail.com> wrote: Hallo all Can anyone please tell me whether you have seen black bamboo growing anywhere in India. the botanical name is Phyllostachys nigra.... Alok