Scientific Name: Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja
Origin: Indonesia
Uses: Making bamboo musical instruments, handicraft and furniture industries. Because of peculiar blackish culms, it is highly priced for landscaping.
Propagation: Culm cuttings & Rhizome cuttings
Rhizome Type: Clump-forming or sympodial
Culms: 10-12m tall and 6-8cm diameter
Medium-sized bamboo specie