District | KAMRUP | BMC Name | CHAMORIA ANCHALIC BMC | Flora Category | Crop Plant | Type of Flora | Herb |
Local Name of Flora | Bholuka bah | Local Language | Bengali ,Assamese ,Other , | Common Name of Flora | Giant Bamboo | Scientific Name | Bambusa balcooa |
Variata | Forma | Sub Species | Flora Variety | Local | |||
Part Used | Shoot, Culm | Uses | Used as fodder, timber material and consumed as vegetable. | Other Details | Young offshoots are eaten after slicing, sun drying and grinding. proper processing is required because bamboo shoots contain cynoglucoside acid. Various food preparation are made like pickles, a native dish called "kharisa" etc. Used to make house fencing and house building material. |