BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Dendrocalamus giganteus, known as giant bamboo, is the tallest among the bamboos, measuring on an average about 25 m high and 25 cm diameter. It is cultivated in Cox’s Bazar, Banderban, Chittagong, Mymensingh, Panchagar, Jessore and some other Districts of Bangladesh. Its
local names are wara bans, bhudumbans, bombai bans, raja bans, kanchan bans, etc. It grows luxuriantly in all the flood free areas. It was reported earlier that D. giganteus flowered at Calcutta Botanical Garden, India in 1860-61 and again in 1888 and in Burma in 1892 (Gamble 1896). Lahiri (1974) reported that one clump introduced during 1880-88 at Kurseong Division, India flowered in 1974. Bahadur (1979) reported flowering of this species at Forest Weight (gm) 0.042 Weight (gm) 0.050 Length (cm) 0.726 Width s/s (cm) 0.32 Width v/d (cm) Average* 0.286 Maximum Research Institute campus, Dehra Dun in 1979. As reported by Gupta (1982), one clump flowered in 1981 along the Tuli-Wokha road of Nagaland, India.
The Sundarbans mangrove forest is well known for its rich biodiversity and probably has the maximum flora and fauna as compared to
other mangrove forests of the world. Prain (1903) reported 334 plant species in the Sundarbans and surrounding areas. It is a matter of concern that there is a loss of biodiversity in the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Sattar and Faizuddin (1998) reported that one species of Bruguiera, that is B. parviflora, has become extinct, and many other plant species such as Luninitzera racemose, Xylocarpus granatum, Aviceunia marina, Rhizophore mucronate, R. apiculata, Kandelia candel, Excoecerie indice, Cynometra remiflore and Amoora cuculate are already threatened. Chaudhuri and Naithani(1985) did not mention the presence of B. parviflora in the Indian part of Sundarbans but noted its presence in the Andamans mangrove forests. It used to be found associated with other mangrove species in the Sundarbans on the bank of rivers and creeks (Naskar and Guha Bakshi 1987). The timber of B. parviflora is used as fishing pole and firewood. It is also a fodder plantfor deer and other herbivorous animals.
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