Poaceae FAMILY

Chimonobambusa purpurea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chimonobambusa purpurea is an evergreen bamboo that can grow 4 - 8 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are 15 - 50mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 10 - 25cm 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 rhizomes are elongated, the plant having a running habit that can produce new canes some distance from the main clump, especially in warm climates. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China. (Gansu, Shanxi, Hubei, Sichuan)

HabitatHills to low mountains; at elevations from 800 - 1,500 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. ].