Saccharum rufipilum
Steud.
Pilu
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Description
A grass. It grows in clumps and keeps growing from year to year. The stalks are 3.5 m tall and 307 mm across. The leaf sheaths are longer than the internodes. The leaf blades can be flat or rolled and 20-60 cm long by 0.5-1.5 cm wide. The leaves have a dusty powder underneath. The flower panicle is narrowly oblong.
Edible Uses
The stems are chewed, mainly for their moisture content.
Traditional Uses
The stems are chewed, mainly for moisture.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on dry grassy and rocky hillsides between 1,300-2,600 m above sea level in China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pakistan, SE Asia,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Nachr. Koenigl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 1868:92-93. 1868 (As Erianthus rufipilus)
- Thothathri, K., & Pal, G.D., 1987, Further Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Subansiri District, Aranchal Pradesh. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 10 No. 1 pp 149-157 (As Erianthus rufipilus)
