Yushania elegans
(Kurz.) R. B. Majumdar
PoaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The tender shoots are pickled.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, India, Myanmar, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A bamboo. It forms tufts and keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 4-7 m long and 8-25 mm wide. The internodes are 18-23 cm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Yushania elegans is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Names & Synonyms
Arundinaria elegans Kurz.Burmabambus elegans (Kurz) Keng f.Fargesia elegans (Kurz) Campb.Sinarundinaria elegans (Kurz) C. S. Chao & RenvoizeSinobambusa elegans (Kurz.) Nakai
References (2)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 576 (As Sinobambusa elegans)
- Dobriyal, M. J. R. & Dobriyal, R., 2014, Non Wood Forest Produce an Option for Ethnic Food and Nutritional Security in India. Int. J. of Usuf. Mngt. 15(1):17-37 (As Arundinaria elegans)
