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NTBG Plant Name:

Bambusa vulgaris

Barcode:

PTBG1000031999

Specimen ID:

043289

Collector ID:

4114

Collector Name:

Michael J. Balick

Collection Date:

August 17, 2000

Herbarium Name:

Determiner:

! D. Lorence 4/2005

Observers:

Petring Albert, Daniel Balick, Roberta Lee

Region:

Micronesia

Country:

Island Group:

CAROLINE ISLANDS

State:

POHNPEI STATE

County:

Madolenihmw Municipality

Elevation:

Locality:

Sapwrek.

Plant Category:

monocot

Plant Description:

Bamboo to 30 m; stems to 10 cm, green. Sterile. N.V. Peri [Pohnpeian].

Ethnobotanical Notes:

Stems: Construction material. Bamboo stems used to make water pipes. Young stems: Trellis plant. Young stems are used as yam trellis.

Habitat:

Roadside.

Date of Record Creation:

July 18, 2012

Date of Last Update:

August 6, 2023