Fargesia yunnanensis
Hsueh & T. P. Yi
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Description
A bamboo. The culms are 4-7 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. The internodes are 28-36 cm long. There are 8-25 branches at each node. There are 3-7 leaves at the last branch. The leaf blade is 13-19 cm long by 12-18 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten and enjoyed.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,700-2,500 m above sea level in Sichuan and Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Other Information
The shoots are enjoyed.
Synonyms
Sinarundinaria yunnanensis (Hsueh & T. P. Yi) Hsueh f. & D. Z. LiYushania yunnanensis (Hsueh & T. P. Yi) Kung f. & T. H. Wen
References (3)
- Yang Yuming, Wang Kanglin, Pei Shengji, and Hao Jiming, 2004, Bamboo Diversity and Traditional Uses in Yunnan, China Mountain Research and Development, 24(2):157-165. 2004.
- 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
