Oligostachyum scabriflorum
(McClure)
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Description
A bamboo. The stems are 7 m long and 4 cm across. The internodes are dark green with purple marks. They are 40 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 15 cm long by 2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The seeds are eaten as a cereal.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on slopes in forests below 1,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
There are about 6-10 Semiarundinaria species. They are bamboos from Japan.
Synonyms
Acidosasa heterolodicula (W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng) W. T. LinAcidosasa macula W. T. Lin & Z. M. WuArundinaria heterolodicula (W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng) W. T. LinArundinaria maculosa C. D. Chu & C. S. ChaoArundinaria maculosa var. breviligulata (Z. P. Wang & G. H. Ye) C. S. Chao & G. Y. YangArundinaria scabrifolia W. T. LinIndosasa angustifolia W. T. LinIndosasa breviligulata W. T. Lin & Z. M. WuIndosasa macula W. T. Lin Z. M. WuIndosasa pusilloaurita W. T. LinIndosasa suavis W. T. Lin & Z. J. FengOligostachyum fujianense Z. P. Wang & G. H. YeOligostachyum heterolodiculum W. T. Lin & Z. J. FengOligostachyum scabriflorum var. breviligulatum Z. P. Wang & G. H. YePseudosasa flexuosa T. P. Yi & X. M. ZhouSemiarundinaria scabriflora McClureSinobambusa exaurita W. T. LinSinobambusa sulcata W. T. Lin & Z. M. Wu
Also Known As
Kam chuk tsai
References (1)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 45 (As Semiarundinaria scabriflora)
