मूली बांस मूली बांस

🌱 About the plant

The bamboo that covers Mizoram, and whose mass flowering brings the rat floods.

Growing it

A running bamboo — contain it or keep it far from beds.

What it is for

Basketry, housing and paper; the dominant north-eastern bamboo.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun to part shade

पानी

High rainfall

मौसम

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

10–20 m

First harvest

Culms from year four

A running bamboo — contain it or keep it far from beds.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Basketry, housing and paper; the dominant north-eastern bamboo.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India