Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa chungii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa chungii is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with erect canes 5 - 10 metres tall, occasionally to 18 metres. The thin-walled canes are 30 - 50mm in diameter, occasionally to 70mm, with internodes 30 - 45cm long, occasionally to 100cm[ 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. It is also grown as an ornamental, valued especially for the dense, persistent, white wax on the culms[ 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, Vietnam.

HabitatLowland hilly areas; at elevations from 100 - 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. ].