Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa wenchouensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa wenchouensis is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes. It forms a cluster of erect, woody stems up to 16 metres tall, 80 - 120mm in diameter, a stem wall around 16 - 20mm thick, and internodes 37 - 50cm 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China (Fujian, Zhejiang)

HabitatRiver banks, around villages; at elevations from 200 - 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. ].