Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa guangxiensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa guangxiensis is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with erect canes 2 - 5 metres tall. The thin-walled canes are 15 - 30mm in diameter with internodes 40 - 60cm 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 canes are harvested from the wild as a local source of materials for weaving etc.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Guangxi)

HabitatRiver valleys, lowland areas; at elevations from 300 - 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. ].