Phyllostachys heteroclada
Oliv.
Fishscale bamboo, Water bamboo
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Wikimedia Commons - Xu X-L, Yang C-L, Jeewon R, Wanasinghe DN, Liu Y-G, Xiao Q-G (2020) Morpho-molecular diversity of Linocarpaceae (Chaetosphaeriales): Claviformispora gen. nov. from decaying branches of Phyllostachys heteroclada. MycoKeys 70: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.70.54231
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Wikimedia Commons - Yang C-L, Xu X-L, Wanasinghe DN, Jeewon R, Phookamsak R, Liu Y-G, Liu L-J, Hyde KD (2019) Neostagonosporella sichuanensis gen. et sp. nov. (Phaeosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales) on Phyllostachys heteroclada (Poaceae) from Sichuan Province, China. MycoKeys 46: 119-150. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.46.32458
Summary
Source: WikipediaPhyllostachys heteroclada, the fishscale bamboo, also known as "water bamboo", is a running bamboo. The water bamboo name comes from the air canals in the rhizomes and roots that allow this bamboo to grow in more saturated conditions as compared to similar species. This species can also have abrupt kinks at the base of the culms. Maximum height can reach 35 ft with a diameter of 2 in. It is cold hardy to around -5 °F. It grows well in USDA zones 6b-10. In 2019, a fungus Podonectria sichuanensis C.L. Yang & X.L. Xu (Podonectriaceae family) was found parasitic around the ascomata of another fungus Neostagonosporella sichuanensis C.L. Yang, X.L. Xu & K.D. Hyde (in the Phaeosphaeriaceae family) while found on Phyllostachys heteroclada, located in Sichuan Province in China.
Description
A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. The culms are 3 cm across. The culms are 30 cm long.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots are cooked, sometimes with the water changed during cooking to remove bitterness.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots are cooked ands sometimes the water changed to remove bitterness.
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Known Hazards
The shoots may have a bitter taste requiring water changes during cooking.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seed or divisions.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Useful Temperate Plants
- www.guaduabamboo.com
