Bambusa cornuta
Munro
Lopa
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
An erect bamboo. It reaches a height of 7 to 8 m and stem 3 to 3.5 cm across. The internodes are 40 to 45 cm long. It is characterised by prominent horns at the tip of the leaf sheaths.
Edible Uses
Young shoots are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. Rare in the forests of Nueva Vizcaya and Benguet in the Philippines.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 120 Bambusa species. They are tropical and subtropical in Asia.
References (3)
- Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 36
- 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
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 53
