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BIKAl. BABI. 



(Schizostachyum dielsianum.) 



A climbing bamboo. Bikal babi (Pampanga) ; bikal (Cagayan, 

 Union) ; bikal baboy (Zambales) ; bikal machui (Baluga in Pam- 

 panga) ; lo-ob (Bohol) ; usio (Cavite, Laguna) . This bamboo has 

 also been reported from Tarlac and Batangas. 



This bamboo has leaves that are usually narrow and 

 attenuated at the base. This species is never or only 

 slightly bristly where the leaf joins the stem. The culms 

 of this bamboo are used in Cavite and Cagayan for making 

 chairs. Though it also occurs in other provinces, its value 

 as a furniture-making material does not seem to be fully 

 realized. 



PUSER. 



{Schizostachyum fenixii.) 

 A suberect bamboo. Puser (II., Abra). 



The leaves of this bamboo are from 30 to 35 cm. long 

 and 4 to 5 cm. wide. They are borne on extremely short 

 petioles hardly 3 mm. long. The splints of this bamboo 

 are used in Abra for making baskets ; the roots, for handles 

 of fans. 



BAGAKAY. 



(Schizostachyum hallieri.) 



An erect bamboo. Bagakay (Cebu) ; anos (Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, 

 Mindoro) ; bolo (Union). 



This bamboo has culms 8 to 9 m. high and from 2 to 

 4 cm. in diameter. The internodes are about 1 m. long. 

 Leaves are smooth above and hairy below, from 15 to 30 

 cm. long and from 3 to 7 cm. wide and borne on petioles 

 from 5 to 10 mm. long. It is reported that this bamboo 

 must be boiled before it can be used for fans, cushions, 

 and hats. It is also used for rice-winnowing baskets and 

 for making bobbins for weaving looms. 



