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are 20 to 25 cm. long. The leaves are about 20 cm. long 

 and 1.5 to 4 cm. wide. The species is widely distributed. 

 It is occasionally cultivated in Manila for ornamental 

 purposes. 



BOTONG. 



{Dendrocalamus latiflorus.) 



Botong (Albay, Camarines, Cebu) ; bolongsina (Camarines) ; butun 

 (Cebu) ; kaboloan (Albay, Sorsogon) ; patong (Sorsogon, Su- 

 rigao). 



The stem of this bamboo is tall and hollow throughout 

 and about 12 cm. in diameter. Its inner cavity is very 

 large; internodes short. The leaves of this species are 

 about 15 to 20 cm. long and 2 to 5 cm. broad and smooth 

 to the touch. All species belonging to this order are arbo- 

 rescent, unarmed bamboos, with densely branching root- 

 stocks and leaves shortly petioled. 



USES. 



It is used for walls and floors of houses. It is not con- 

 sidered a good material for baskets. 



ZIGZAG BAMBOO. 



(Dinochloa scandens.) 



Zigzag bamboo (E.) ; balukawi (Cebu, Mindoro) ; bukao (Basilan) ; 

 timak (Mindoro). D. scandens var. angustifolia. 



This species of bamboo is widely distributed in the 

 southern islands. The characteristic of the genus is its 

 climbing zigzag-geniculate (abruptly bent so as to resemble 

 a knee joint) culm. The species is an evergreen, with 

 stems attaining a height of 30 m. and a diameter of 2.5 

 cm. The sheaths on the culm are cylindric and sprinkled 

 with white fugacious bristles. The bases of the culm 

 sheaths are persistent and leathery. 



The nodes of the stem are swollen and marked by leathery 

 persistent bases of the fallen leaf sheaths. The thin-walled 

 internodes are from 20 to 45 cm. long and hairy in the 

 upper part. Leaves are moderately large, 10 to 20 cm. long, 

 2 to 4 cm. broad, and lanceolate in form. The bases of 



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