Poaceae FAMILY
Bambusa rutila
Bambusa rutila
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bambusa rutila is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with canes 8 - 12 metres tall. The thick-walled, thorny canes are 40 - 60mm in diameter with internodes 30 - 35cm 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 food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangdong, Sichuan; Hong Kong)
HabitatOpen fields, around villages[ 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. ].