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Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. cv. Vittata

Synonym                    : Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl.

Family                        : Poaceae

Local Names              : Manja mulla, Yellow bamboo

Flowering and fruiting period: Not specified

Distribution: Native of China and Japan, introduced elsewhere

Habitat: Grown in homesteads and parks

IUCN status: Data Deficient

Endemic: No

Uses: Ornamental, hut making, hedge plant, fodder, young stem edible, ayurvedic.   

Key Characters: Bambusa vulgaris have moderately loose culms with no thorns. Culms are lemon yellow with green stripes and dark green leaves.  Culm walls are slightly thick. Nodes are slightly inflated. Culm leaves are deciduous with dense pubescence. Leaf blades are narrowly lanceolate. Flowering at the interval of several decades, when the whole population of an area blooms at once. Fruit set is extremely rare.