Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa lapidea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa lapidea is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with erect canes that can be 7 - 17 metres tall. The thin-walled, thorny canes are around 65mm in diameter with internodes 20 - 35cm long[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use of its canes.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan; Hong Kong)

HabitatPlains, hills, riversides, around villages[ 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. ].