Bambusa sinospinosa
McClure
Chinese thorny bamboo
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Description
A bamboo. It grows 15-24 cm tall. The stems are 8-14 cm across. The tips are slightly drooping. The internodes are 20-26 cm long. There is usually only one branches at the lower nodes. The leaf blade is 7-17 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The shoots are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows by riversides and in villages. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Cultivation
It can be grown as a hedge.
Propagation
Seed - surface sow in containers as soon as it is ripe, preferably at a temperature around 20°c. Do not allow the compost to dry out. Germination usually takes place fairly quickly so long as the seed is of good quality, though it can take 3 - 6 months. Prick out the seedlings into containers when they are large enough to handle and grow on in a lightly shaded place until large enough to plant out. Plants only flower at intervals of many years and so seed is rarely available. Division as new growth commences. Take divisions with at least three canes in the clump, trying to cause as little root disturbance to the main plant as possible. Grow them on in light shade in pots of a high fertility sandy medium. Mist the foliage regularly until plants are established. Plant them out into their permanent positions when a good root system has developed, which can take a year or more.
Other Uses
The culms are used for construction. Planted along rivers to protect the banks.
Also Known As
Ze tong zhu
References (2)
- Mansfeld,
- Yang, Y., et al, A review of bamboo resources in Yunnan, China www.bioversityinternational.org
