Fargesia porphyrea
T. P. Yi
Hong ke 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 3-5 m high. The culms are 1-2.5 cm across. The internodes are 28-35 cm long. There are 5-11 branches at each node. There are 3-10 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blades are 9-19 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China between 1,200-2,500 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (2)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 91 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 7(2): 84. 1988
