Chimonocalamus longiusculus
Hsueh & T. P. Yi
Chang jie xiang zhu
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
A bamboo or rattan. It grows 4-6 cm tall. The culms are 1-2 cm wide. The internodes are 37 cm long. There are 3-5 leaves on the last branch. The leaves are 5-14 cm long by 1 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten and enjoyed as food.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in broad-leaved evergreen forest in Yunnan in China. It grows between 1,600-1,700 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Other Information
The shoots are enoyed.
References (2)
- Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- Yang, Y., et al, A review of bamboo resources in Yunnan, China www.bioversityinternational.org
