Poaceae FAMILY

Chimonocalamus delicatus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chimonocalamus delicatus is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 6 - 8 metres tall. The stems are around 40 - 80mm in diameter, with a thick wall and internodes around 20 - 30cm 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 and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in subtropical gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (southern Yunnan)

HabitatEvergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,400 - 2,000 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. ].