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Table 1 Types of bamboo in dadih production

From: From tradition to innovation: dadih, the Minangkabau tribe's traditional fermented buffalo milk from Indonesia

Types of bamboo

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Characteristics

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Bamboo ampel (Bambusa vulgaris)

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B. vulgaris is a 15–20-m-tall, erect, evergreen, clump-forming bamboo. It forms thorn-free, loose clumps, dark green leaves and lemon-yellow stems that are predominantly striped with green. The stems are initially tough, not straight or can split easily, stiff in nature, and have thick walls with narrow lanceolate leaves. The densely tufted stems can attain heights of 10–20 m and have a diameter of 4–10 cm

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Bamboo gombong (Gigantochloa verticillata)

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Gigantochloa verticillata is a type of large- to medium-sized bamboo with high water absorption capacity. It has erect stems with curved ends with yellow stripes when the bamboo is old. The leaves are green with an elongated lanceolate shape and a hairy leaf surface. This bamboo can grow up to 26 m with a bamboo stem circumference ranging from 25 to 30 cm

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Bamboo ater (Gigantochloa atter)

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Gigantochloa atter has light brown stem nodes, sometimes flanked by circular white lines on the stem nodes. The base of the ater bamboo stem is straight and the ater bamboo stem is bright green to dark green and can grow up to 12–15 m. Ater bamboo leaves are green and 30–35 cm long. The length of ater bamboo stem segments ranges from 30 to 40 cm with a bamboo stem circumference ranging from 25 to 30 cm

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Bamboo lengka tali (Gigantochloa hasskarliana)

Gigantochloa hasskarliana is a type of bamboo with reeds reaching 10 m high, upright and straight. Young reeds are covered with black to brown hairs, when old they are slightly whitish green, the segments are 27–51 cm long, with a diameter of 3–6 cm, the walls are up to 10 mm thick. Green leaves with a length of 8–35 cm

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Bamboo betung (Dendrocalamus asper)

Dendrocalamus asper is a type of bamboo that can grow up to 20–30 m. Betung bamboo stems are green, dark green or brownish green. Betung bamboo leaves have a smooth surface with white silk all over the leaf blade with a leaf length ranging from 35 to 42 cm. Betung bamboo stem segments are grayish green with a bamboo stem circumference ranging from 39 to 45 cm

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