Gelidocalamus stellatus
T. H. Wen
Jung gang duan zhi zhu
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A bamboo or rattan. It grows 2 m tall. The culms are 8 mm across. The internodes are 25-30 cm long. There is one leaf on the last branch. The leaf blade is 12-17 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. It is pale green underneath.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Hunan in China near streams.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Gelidocalamus monophyllus (T. P. Yi & B. M. Yang) B. M. YangYushania monophylla T. P. Yi & B. M. Yang
References (2)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22 p 133 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 1(1): 22. 1982
