Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 98

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ໄມ້ຂົມ
Bitter Bamboo
Indosasa sinica C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao

Plants

Woody plants

Bamboo

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Local name:

ໜໍ່ຂົມ, ໜໍ່ໄມ້ຂົມ, ຈາກຈັງ(ຂະມຸ), ຮາຄາ (ລາວສູງ) ອັງກິດ: Bitter bamboo. ( noh khom, noh mai khom; chaak chang (Khmu); ha kha (Lao Sung) English: Bitter bamboo")

Synonyms :

Family:

Poaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
Shelter

Comments on use types:

Noh Khom shoots are popular locally and are also exported in large quantities to China and Thailand while the clumps are used for handicrafts and in construction.

Domestication:

N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:

N/A

Value chains:

N/A

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:

NUoL; NAFRI; SNV. 2007. Non-timber forest products in the Lao PDR : a manual of 100 commercial and traditional produce.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.
Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species - Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. 2007. A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2006. Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

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ໄມ້ຂົມ Bitter Bamboo Indosasa sinica C.D.Chu & C.S.Chao