Bergbambos tessellata

Botanical Description

Bergbambos tessellata is a clump-forming, evergreen bamboo that can grow 1 - 7 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are around 20mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes[ 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 spreads slowly by means of elongated rhizomes with internodes 25 - 30cm long, eventually forming quite a large, often loose clump. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.