Fargesia adpressa
T. P. Yi
Tie mao jian zhu
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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A bamboo. The culms are 4-6 m tall. They are 2-3 cm across. It has a rhizome with a neck 4-6 cm across. The internodes are 35-40 cm long. They have a white powdery covering when young. There are many branches at each node. The leaf blades are 10-15 cm long by 1 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are edible.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows at about 2,000 m altitude in western China. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
The shoots are eaten by giant panda.
References (2)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 90 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 4(2): 26, 1985,
