Arundinaria niitakayamensis
Hayata
Utod
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
A bamboo. They can be 2.5 m high but often less. The stem is about 1 cm across.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots can be cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots can be cooked and eaten. (They are also used for pipe stems)
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Distribution
A tropical plant. Very abundant forming dense thickets at 2100 to 2600 m in Mountain Province, Luzon of the Philippines.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
There are about 50 Arundinaria species.
Synonyms
Possibly now Yushania niitakayamensis (Hayata) Keng. f.
References (2)
- Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21:49. 1907
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 478
