Phyllostachys violascens

Riviere & C. Riviere

Early bamboo, Running bamboo

Poaceae Edible: Shoots 3 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A bamboo. It grows 8-10 cm tall. The culms are 4-6 cm across. The internodes are 15-25 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 6-18 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, China*,

Other Information

It produces shoots early. It is cultivated.

Notes

There are about 80 Phyllostachys species.

Synonyms

Phyllostachys praecox C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao

Also Known As

Violet bamboo, Zao zhu

References (10)

Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18(2):18, 176. 1980 (As Phyllostachys praecox)
Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 44 (As Phyllostachys praecox)
Crawford, M., 2012, How to grow Perennial Vegetables. Green Books. p 75
Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 232 (As Phyllostachys praecox)
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/sorting/Bamboos_Edible.html (As Phyllostachys praecox)

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Lu, B., et al, 2009, Effects of genetic variability, parts and seasons on the sterol content and composition in bamboo shoots. Food Chemistry 112: 1016-1021 (As Phyllostachys praecox)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000) (As Phyllostachys praecox)
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
www.guaduabamboo.com (As Phyllostachys praecox)
Yang, Y., et al, A review of bamboo resources in Yunnan, China www.bioversityinternational.org (As Phyllostachys praecox)