Cephalostachyum mindorense
Gamble
Bakto
Poaceae Edible: Shoots
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Description
A climbing species of bamboo. The flower is in dense rounded and widely scattered heads the larger of which are 2 cm across.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It is rare and only occurs in Mindoro and Camarines in the Philippines.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
Other Uses
The culms are used for fences and household articles.
Notes
There are about 11 Cephalostachyum species.
References (1)
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 473
