Poaceae FAMILY

Chimonobambusa marmorea

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chimonobambusa marmorea is an evergreen bamboo that can grow 1 - 3 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are 5 - 15mm in diameter with thick-walled internodes 10 - 14cm 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make an effective hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan, central and southern China (Fujian, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang).

HabitatHills to low mountains; at elevations from 200 - 1,500 metres in China[ 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. ]. This plant has long been cultivated in Japan and has been introduced elsewhere[ 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. ]. Its original habitat is obscure[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].