Bambusa vulgaris
Family: Poaceae
Bambusa vulgaris, common bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. Among bamboo species, it is one of the largest and most easily recognized.
Common bamboo has a wide variety of uses, including the stems used as fuel and the leaves used as fodder,though a large amount of ingestion of leaves is known to cause neurological disorder among horses The worldwide production and trade of B. vulgaris is considerable. It is widely used as an ornamental plant.It often is planted as fences and border hedges.It is also planted as a measure for erosion control.
The stems or culms of B. vulgaris are used for fencing and construction, especially of small, temporary shelters, including flooring, roof tiles, paneling, and walls made wither with culms or split stems. The culm is used to make many parts of boats including masts, rudders, outriggers, and boating poles. It also is used to make furniture, basketry, windbreakers, flutes, fishing rods, tool handles, stakes, weapons, bows for fishing nets, smoking pipes, irrigation pipes, distillation pipes, and more.
It is used as raw material for paper pulp, especially in India. Paper made from B. vulgaris has exceptional tear strength, comparable to paper made of softwood. It can also be used to make particle boards and flexible packing grade paper.
