The diversity of endemic bamboo in Bali and conservation efforts

摘要

The live of Balinese community can't be separated from bamboo usage. Mostly, bamboos can grow from lowland to highland. Some bamboos also grow naturally in the forest. Six bamboos were reported as endemic in Bali, such as tiing liplip {Dinochloa sepang Widjaja & Astuti), tiing ooh (Bambusa ooh Widjaja & Astuti), buluh kedampal {Schizostachyum castaneum Widjajaノ， tiing ball (Gigantochloa baliana Widjaja & Astuti), tiing jajang aya (Gigantochloa aya Widjaja & Astuti)and tiing jajang taluh {Gigantochloa taluh Widjaja & Astuti). All of those have been conserved in Bali Botanic Garden.