Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Melocalamus compactiflorus - Bangladesh Scrambling Bamboo, Climbing Bamboo
Edible Portion: Seeds, Shoots
A bamboo or rattan. It forms clumps and is scrambling. It grows 10-15 m tall or longer. The stalks are slightly zigzag shaped and 1.5 cm across. The internodes are 20-30 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped. The flowering shoots are large. The seeds are large and mealy.