Dendrocalamus hirtellus Ridley
Gramineae
Distribution Native in Peninsular Malaysia (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan) and in Borneo (West Kalimantan). For map click: Map309.TIF.
Uses The culms are used for basketry.
Observations Culm up to 15 m tall, 8 cm in diameter, with pendulous tip, whitish and waxy when young. Culm sheath covered with white wax and pale to light brown hairs; blade spreading to reflexed; auricles curled, 15 mm in lateral extent, bearing bristles 25 mm long. Young shoots orange to yellowish, covered with pale hairs. Leaf blade 20-40 cm x 3-6 cm, lower surface velvet-hairy. Inflorescence on leafless branches; spikelet containing 1-2 florets. Caryopsis truncate with slightly hairy tip. Found in open ground or disturbed forest.