Taxonomical and Ethanobotanical Studies of Bambusa tulda Roxb. in New Forest Dehradun

Abstract

Bamboos are generally tall, erect and woody arborescent grasses. They aremainly distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.Bamboo grows three times faster than most other plants species. Bambusatulda belongs to Poaceae family and the subfamily Bambusoideae. Bambusatulda also known as Indian timber bamboo is an evergreen in nature. Itsshoots contain high nutritional contentsand polyphenols which showmedicinal properties to cure cardiovascular diseases and some types ofcancer High demand for edible bamboo shoots of Bambusa tulda in manyAsian ethnic groups has led to the need for developing intensive bamboofarming. The present studies based on survey done at New Forest, ForestResearch Institute (FRI), Dehradun (Uttarakhand) India, the minimum leafsize (L×B) of Bambusa tulda is 19 x 2and maximum leaf size 21 x 2.Clumheight of B. tuldais (LxB)~ 15-20 and height of clum sheath(LxB) is 30 x 30