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Dendrocalamus peculiaris

Hsueh & D. Z. Li

Poaceae Edible: Shoots

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Description

A bamboo. The stems are 13-18 m long and 10-15 cm wide. The internodes are 36-43 cm long. The leaves are 25-40 cm long by 3 cm wide.

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Edible Uses

The young shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, China,

Synonyms

Sinocalamus peculiaris (Hsueh & D. Z. Li) W. T. Lin

References (1)

  • Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56

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