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DENDROCALAMUS asper : 30m x 30cm, -5°C ASPER   - Known as 'PRING BETUNG' in Indonesia. Grows to high altitudes and so can withstand some degrees of frost. Cultivated in many parts of SE Asia for its edible shoots, construction, & craft. The large culms are also used as outriggers on fishing boats.