Bambusa merrillii
Gamble
Merrill bamboo
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
An erect straggling bamboo. It grows 18 m high. The stems have no spines. The leaves are small. The spikelets are densely covered with rather stiff or bristly hairs. The keels of the flowers have a prominent line of hairs.
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. It occurs in the mountain ranges of Nueva Vizcaya about 600 m altitude in the Philippines.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Notes
There are about 120 Bambusa species. They are tropical and subtropical in Asia.
References (1)
- 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
