Poaceae FAMILY
Bambusa gibboides
Bambusa gibboides
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bambusa gibboides is an evergreen clumping bamboo producing stems up to 12 metres tall. The thick-walled stems are around 5 - 7cm in diameter, with internodes 40 - 47cm long. The young shoots are harvested for food, the plant often being cultivated for this purpose in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China.
HabitatOnly known from cultivation[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].