Poaceae FAMILY

Yushania qiaojiaensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Yushania qiaojiaensis is an evergreen bamboo, spreading by rhizomes to form a wide cluster of erect, woody stems around 50 - 60cm tall at higher elevations but up to 310cm tall at lower elevations. The stems are thin walled, around 4 - 15mm in diameter and with internodes 11cm 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, usually the lowland form, is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of weaving material.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (northeast Yunnan)

HabitatAt elevations from 2,000 - 3,100 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. ].