Selasa, 26 Juli 2011

Indonesia Bamboo Potential


"In Indonesia there are 160 kinds of bamboo, 122 species of them native to Indonesia, 88 of them endemic to Indonesia and 65 of them are species of indonesia bamboo that can potentially be used for human needs,"

Indonesia Bamboo Some estimation predicted that there are more than 5,000,000 ha of natural bamboo forest areas in Indonesia.

Some important bamboo in Indonesia such as Bambu betung (Dendrocalamus aspers); Bambu gombong (Gigantochloa verticulata); Bambu hitam (Gigantochloa atter); Bambu tali (Gigantochloa apus); and Bambu tutul (Bambusa vulgaris) grow in the side of river, with the elevation ranged 300m to 3,700m above sea level.