Fargesia edulis
Hsueh & T. P. Yi
Kong xin jian zhu
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A bamboo. It grows 5-8 m tall and the culms are 2-4 cm across. The internodes are 28-40 cm long. There are 4-7 branches at each node. There are 5-7 leaves on the end branch. The leaf blade is 10-15 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in western Yunnan in China between 1,900-2,800 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Borinda edulis (Hsueh & T. P. Yi) Stapleton
References (3)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 78 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 7(2(: 53. 1988
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
