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Fargesia lincangensis

T. P. Yi

Xue shan jian zhu

Poaceae Edible: Shoots

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Description

A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m high and the culms are 2-5 cm across. The internodes are 25-45 cm long. There are 3-18 branches at each node. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the end branch. The leaf blades are 7-10 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China between 2,900-3,200 m altitude. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

References (3)

  • Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 91 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
  • J. Bamboo Res. 7(2): 96. 1988
  • Yang, Y., et al, A review of bamboo resources in Yunnan, China www.bioversityinternational.org

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