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A 60-year-old reserve specimen of the tallest variety of bamboo, Dendrocalamus Giganteus, is on display at the Government Museum in Egmore.
The exhibition, which began on Monday, will be open for a week.
Dendrocalamus giganteus is the tallest of all bamboos with gigantic large culms and slender branches.
This species of bamboo grows in tropical and subtropical moist areas and produces a large amount of biomass and is native to Southern Myanmar and North West Thailand.
It has been introduced and cultivated in various countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, South China, Indonesia, Malay Peninsula and the Philippines.
In India, it is cultivated in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and West Bengal and occasionally in other parts of the country as well.
Moist hill slopes and flat lands with rich loam soil are suitable for the growth of this species, which can grow up to a height of 30 metres.
The shoots can be consumed and canned.
The raw pulp is used for paper-making and the culm sheaths are used to make hats.
The fast growth of this variety of bamboo is due to the fact that it consumes enormous amounts of carbon dioxide. Its carpet-like root system makes it well-adapted to erosion and soil rehabilitation. The plantation requires no pesticide or herbicide and this variety can be grown even on marginal lands.
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