Guadua latifolia
(Kunth) Kunth
Guadua
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Description
A tropical bamboo in the Poaceae family with edible young shoots.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
South America,
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 398
