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Sasa masamuneana

(Makino) C. S. Chao & Renvoize

White striped dwarf bamboo

Poaceae Edible: Shoots

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

A temperate dwarf bamboo in the grass family (Poaceae).

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Edible Uses

The shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Japan,

Synonyms

Pleioblastus mamauneanus MakinoSasaella masamuneana (Makino) Hatus. & Muroi(This may be a separate species) and many others

References (1)

  • www.guaduabamboo.com (As Sasaella masamuneana)

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