Acidosasa purpurea
(Hseuh & T. P. Yi) P. C. Keng.
Maohua sour bamboo
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The shoots are edible but somewhat bitter.
Traditional Uses
The shoots are edible but somewhat bitter.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
There are about 8 Acidosasa species.
Synonyms
Acidosasa dayongensis T. P. YiAcidosasa hirtiflora Z. P. Wang & G. H. YeIndosasa purpurea Hsueh & T. P. Yi
Also Known As
Mao hua suan zhu
References (3)
- Flora of China Vol. 22, p 107 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Wuhan Bot. Res. 4:335. 1985,
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56 (As Acidosasa hirtiflora)
