Bambusa textilis

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Weaver's bamboo

Poaceae Edible: Shoots 62 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Bambusa textilis, also known as slender bamboo, clumping bamboo and weaver's bamboo, is a species of bamboo in the Poaceae (grasses) family that is native to China. The subspecies var. gracilis is heavily cultivated in Australia.

Description

A bamboo. It grows 8-10 m tall. The stems are 3-5 cm across. The tips are slightly drooping. The internodes are 40-70 cm long. They are white and powdery when young. The leaf blades are 9-17 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Shoots Edible Uses: Edible Portion: Shoots.

Medicinal Uses

None Known

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It is usually cultivated along rivers and near villages at low altitudes in southern China. In XTBG Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China*, Colombia, Puerto Rico, South America, Vietnam,

Cultivation

Tolerates rigorous pruning of tops to 1m. Tight footprint to 1m. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: minor global crop. Management: managed multistem (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation). .

Propagation

By dividing the rootball, rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Other Uses

Biomass Fodder Hedge Straw Carbon Farming Solutions - Industrial Crop: biomass (Crops grown for non-food uses. Industrial crops provide resources in three main categories: materials, chemicals, and energy. Traditional materials include lumber and thatch, paper and cardboard, and textiles) [1-1]. Fodder: bank. Other Systems: strip intercrop, multistrata. Good hedging/screening in full sun to part shade. Tolerates rigorous pruning of tops to 1m. Tight footprint to 1m. A good specimen plant. Good for pots. Special Uses Carbon Farming Food Forest Hedge

Other Information

It is usually cultivated.

Synonyms

Bambusa annulata W. T. Lin & Z. J. Fengand several others

Also Known As

Slender Weaver's Bamboo, Weaver's Bamboo

References (3)

Kew Plants of the World Online
Mt Cootha Botanical gardens sign.
Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 36