Ringal रिंगाल

🌱 About the plant

The slender hill bamboo of Uttarakhand, cut for baskets and matting.

Growing it

Needs cool hill air; it fails in plains heat.

What it is for

Basketry livelihood; slope stabilisation in the hills.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Part shade

Water

Moist hill soil

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

3–6 m

First harvest

Culms from year three

Needs cool hill air; it fails in plains heat.

🌾 Traditional uses

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

Traditional knowledge

Basketry livelihood; slope stabilisation in the hills.

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