Schizostachyum lima is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae.^[2] It is a bamboo that in Tagalog is commonly called anos / bokawe / bocaue, and in Cebuano: bagakay.^[1][3] It is propagated using seeds or rhizome cuttings.^[1][3] In the Philippines, it is often used for making sawali, fishing rods, and musical instruments.^[3] In some rural areas of the country, midwives still use sharp knives made of Schizostachyum lima to cut the newborn's umbilical cord.^[1]

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Schizostachyum lima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Schizostachyum
Species:	S. lima
Binomial name
Schizostachyum lima (Blanco) Merr.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Arundarbor lima (Blanco) Kuntze Bambusa lima Blanco Schizostachyum hallieri Gamble Schizostachyum stenocladum A.Camus

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The name of the Barangay (village) of Anos in Los Baños, Laguna is derived from this species.