Tamil name: மூங்கில்
English name: Bamboo
Scientific name: Dendrocalamus strictus
Family: Poaceae
This species is mainly found in semi dry and dry deciduous forests, or as understory in mixed forests and teak plantations. Dendrocalamus strictus is extensively used as raw material in paper mills and also for a variety of purposes such as light construction, furniture, musical instruments, bamboo board, mats, sticks, agricultural implements, rafts, baskets, woven wares and household utensils. Young shoots are edible and used as food. Leaves are used as forage, and decoction of leaves and nodes and silicious matter is used in traditional medicine.