Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Bambusa vulgaris L.
Family Name	Poaceae
Common Name	Bamboo
Tamil Name	வரி மூங்கில்
Life Form	Grasses
Distribution	Semi-evergreen forests
Botanical Distribution	Herb: A tall, unarmed grass Leaves: Linear- lanceolate, petiolate, Flower: Panicles large, leafy, spikelets in bracteates clusters of 3-10. Involucral glumes 1-2, ovate, acute, empty, floral glumes 6-10. Larger than 1, imperfect flower above, stamens 6, style long, hairy, stigmas 3, plumose. Fruit: flower is not common, and there are no seeds.
Flowering and Fruiting	After rains
Key Compounds	Lignin, whilst holocelluloses, alpha cellulose.
Medicinal Use	Anti-oxidation,anti-inflammatory,liver protection,atherosclerotic,diabetic and nervous system diseases
At the Campus	Near the birds cage