| Waya Bamboo |
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| File size | 714483 |
| Original date | 4/8/11 3:19 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C190 DIGITAL CAMERA |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Dendrocalamus membranaceus Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Waya Bamboo is a 50 ft tall clumping bamboo from Burma with straight
stems. It develops 4 inch diameter canes that are bright green with green
leaves. A beautiful lowlands species noted for its very smooth straight
erect lower branch-free stems followed by fine light green leaves. Green
stems are white powder covered when young giving a misty blue appearance.
Its pale golden shoots are purple leaf tipped and blue tinged with powder.
Leaf blade: lanceolate, 18cm long, 1.5 wide margin: sharp serrate, pointed
tip, obtuse base. Leaf dark green and soft when young; pale green with
small rusty spots when mature. Sheath is bellshaped. Its slightly bitter
edible shoots are prized and it produces superior timber.
Identification credit: Vinod Yadav
| Photographed in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. |