Serial no: 101
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ໄມ້ຊອດ
Membranous Bamboo
Gigantochloa parviflora (Keng f.) Keng f.


Plants
Woody plants
Bamboo

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Local name:
Synonyms :
Oxytenanthera parviflora Keng f.
Family:
Poaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
N/A
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Tools and utensils
Comments on use types:

Young canes are suitable for handicrafts and older canes for house walls (lasting for ten years), floor mats, poles and fishing tools. Harvesting is year-round for clump aged three years and older. Shoots are edible and harvested from early June to September. Clump are heavily harvested and collectors should only select three- to five-year old clump. Shoots are harvested moderately, and sustainability is not a problem due to the species’ vigorous rate of production. Propagation by stumps is easy, but by seed is limited as harvest of seed is difficult. There is as yet no record of mai sot propagation in Laos.

Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
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Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
Photo credits:
References:
Greijmans, M., Ketphanh, S., Lamxay, V., & Sengdala, K. 2007. Non-Timber Forest Products in the Lao PDR. A Manual of 100 Commercial and Traditional Products. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute. Vientiane, Lao PDR
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