Yushania polytricha

Botanical Description

Yushania polytricha is an evergreen bamboo, spreading by rhizomes to form a wide cluster of erect, woody stems around 1 - 2 metres tall. The stems are around 3 - 8mm in diameter and with internodes 13 - 37cm 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 of its canes.