Pleioblastus oleosus
T. H. Wen
You ku zhu
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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A bamboo. It grows 3-5 m high. The culms are 1-3 cm across. The internodes are 18-20 cm long. There are 3 or 4 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 12-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are harvested as food.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. In China it grows on mountain slopes at about 800 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, China*,
Notes
This plant is marketed using an incorrect name in Western countries.
Synonyms
Acidosasa lentiginosa W. T. Lin & Z. J. FengArundinaria oleosa (T. H. Wen) DemolyArundinaria chinensis C. S. Chao & G. Y. YangPleioblastus longiinternodius B. M. YangPleioblastus longispiculatus B. M. YangPolyanthus longispiculatus (B. M. Yang) C. H. Hu
References (2)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22 p 169 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 1(1): 24. 1982
