| Bambusa arnhemica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Bambusa |
| Species: | B. balcooa |
| Binomial name | |
| Bambusa balcooa |
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Bambusa balcooa or the Balcooa Bamboo is a clumping bamboo of Indian origin. It is popular with the Vietnamese as food, and can be used as a short life timber for temporary constructions. Although a species of copious growth, it cannot get out of control as running types when not tended. It can grow up to a height of 25 m, and a thickness of 15 cm.[1]