Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
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Chinese walking stick
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Summary
Source: WikipediaChimonobambusa tumidissinoda (Chinese: 筇竹, commonly called walking stick bamboo) is a bamboo species, endemic to southwest Sichuan and northeast Yunnan, China, that has been used for walking sticks since the Han dynasty. Its culms are 2.5–6 meters in height and 1–3 cm in diameter, with large and greatly swollen disk-like nodes. Although it has been utilized since the Han dynasty (some 1200 years ago) it somehow escaped scientific description until 1980.
Description
A bamboo. It grows 3-6 m tall and spreads 6-12 m wide. It has underground stems or rhizomes by which it spreads. The leaves are willow-like. The nodes are swollen.
Edible Uses
The shoots are greatly enjoyed and are eaten as a vegetable. The plant is cultivated for this purpose.
Distribution
It grows naturally in south-west China in evergreen forest in the mountains. It grows between 1,600-2,900 m altitude. The temperature range is -10°C to 29°C. The annual rainfall is 1,100-1,400 mm. The soil pH is 4.5-5.5. It suits hardiness zones 8-10. It can tolerate temperatures to -12°C. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, China*,
Production
An edible shoot weighs between 0.1-0.5 kg.
Other Information
The shoots are greatly enjoyed. It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 10-40 Chimonobambusa species.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Qiong
References (8)
- Bamboo gen. Chimonobambusa 45. 1990
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- Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- Marinelli, J. (Ed), 2004, Plant. DK. p 276 (As Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda)
- Ryan, S., 2008, Dicksonia. Rare Plants Manual. Hyland House. p 86 (As Qiongzhuea tumidinoda)
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- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 170
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Yang, Y., et al, A review of bamboo resources in Yunnan, China www.bioversityinternational.org (As Qiongzhuea tumidinoda)
