Schizostachyum diffusum
(Blanco) Merr.
Bikal
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Description
A climbing bamboo with far reaching branches. The stems are green, smooth and without thorns. The internodes are 12 to 20 cm long. The nodes are slanted and swollen. Roots do not form from the nodes. The leaves are usually broad rounded at the base and the mouth of the leaf sheaths have long bristly hairs.
Edible Uses
Young shoots are eaten. Freshly cut stems are traditionally used to store drinking water.
Traditional Uses
The freshly cut stems store good quality drinking water.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. Widely distributed in the forests throughout the Philippines. It grows in primary forests between 200-1,200 m above sea level in Taiwan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan,
References (3)
- Davis, S.D., Heywood, V.H., & Hamilton, A.C. (eds), 1994, Centres of plant Diversity. WWF. Vol 1 or 2. p 388
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 474
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Bambusa diffusa)
