Poaceae FAMILY

Chimonobambusa communis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chimonobambusa communis is an evergreen bamboo that can grow 3 - 7 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are 10 - 30mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes 3 - 5mm thick and 8 - 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 a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern central China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei).

HabitatHills, growing under broad-leaved forests or coniferous forests, sometimes forming pure bamboo forests; at elevations from 1,600 - 2,000 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. , 1865 Title Illustrated Flora of Bambusoideae in China Volume 1 Publication Author J. Y. Shi et al Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8580-2 Publisher Science Press and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd Year 2020 ISBN 978-981-10-8580-2 Description Detailed information on 351 species of Bamboos. ].