Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa emeiensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa emeiensis is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with erect canes 5 - 10 metres tall, occasionally to 12 metres. The thin-walled canes are 50 - 80mm in diameter with internodes 15 - 30cm long, occasionally to 60cm[ 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 and also cultivated for its canes which have a range of uses. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 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.

HabitatRiver valleys, hilly areas; at elevations from 800 - 2,100 metres[ 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. ].