Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Palau

• State/Province

  Airai

• Locality

  Babeldaob. Oikull, Beluu village

• Coordinates

  7.36747, 134.054

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Poaceae
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.
Palau. Airai. Babeldaob. Oikull, Beluu village.
7°22'2.9"N, 134°3f13.6"E
Agroforest along stone path.
Bamboo to 15m tall, stem dbh 10cm, stems green.
N.V. Bambuu [Palauan]
wood	Japanese	introduced for use as flooring of
a summer house or for building of an
outside cooking house.Can also be used in
constructing a water raft for use in the
mangroves or in nearby reefs. For
example, a father would take his son out
in the mangroves to catch fish in the day
or night, and pole this raft. To build raft,
lash stems together with coconut rope.
Participant: Aderdei Gillian Johanes. Unknown.
young shoot The young shoots are eaten as a cooked
food, as taught by the Japanese who
introduced this practice.
Participant: Aderdei Gillian Johanes. Unknown.
18 Jan 2008
M. J. Balick, Ann Kitalong, Chris Kitalong, David Lorence
Wayne Law, Carol Milne, George Milne, Steve Perlman
Kiblas Soaladaob. 4578
The V. Katin Rasmussen Foundation
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