Bambusa balcooa or the Balcooa Bamboo is a clumping bamboo

Bamboo

Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....

 of Indian origin. It is popular with the Vietnamese

Vietnamese people

The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...

as food, and can be used as a short life timber for temporary constructions. Although a species of copious growth, it cannot get out of control as running types when not tended. It can grow up to a height of 25 m, and a thickness of 15 cm.