Poaceae FAMILY

Schizostachyum hainanense

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum hainanense is an evergreen bamboo forming a loose clump of culms 8 - 30 metres tall from short, woody rhizomes. The thin-walled, woody culms are leaning or somewhat climbing, pendulous at the tips; they are 2 - 4cm in diameter with internodes 35 - 75cm 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 as a source of materials for making baskets and weaving.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam.

HabitatDense primary rainforests[ 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. ].