Fargesia yulongshanensis
T. P. Yi
Yu long shan jian zhu
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
A bamboo. It grows 5-7 m tall. The culms are 1-2.5 cm across. The internodes are 35-45 cm long. There are 2-5 leaves at the last branch. The leaf blade is 5-8 cm long by 4-9 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China between 3,000-4,200 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
References (4)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 92 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 7(2): 87. 1988
- Yang, Y., et al, A review of bamboo resources in Yunnan, China www.bioversityinternational.org
- Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39
