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Fargesia murielae

(Gamble) T. P. Yi

Shen nong jian zhu

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Fargesia murielae, the umbrella bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a large, clump-forming evergreen bamboo, closely resembling Fargesia nitida in the same genus, but with yellow canes.

Description

A bamboo. It grows 1-5 m tall. The culms are up to 1.4 cm across. The internodes are 15-23 cm long. There are 3-10 branches at each node. There are 1-2 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blades are 6-10 cm long by 1 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. It grows in central China between 2,800-3,000 m altitude. In Sichuan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

Synonyms

Arundinaria murielae GambleArundinaria sparsiflora RendleFargesia parvifolia T. P. YiFargesia maluo T. P. YiFargesia sparsiflora (Rendle) OhrnbergerSinarundinaria murielae (Gamble) NakaiSinarundinaria sparsiflora (Rendle) P. C. KengThamnocalamus murielae (Gamble) DemolyThamnocalamus sparsiflora (Rendle) P. C. Keng

References (2)

  • Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 79 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
  • J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 39. 1983

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