Dendrocalamus sikkimensis
Gamble ex Oliv.
Philippines sweet bamboo shoot
PoaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are harvested and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows between 100-600 m above sea level. In Yunnan. In Cairns Botanical Gardens.
Asia, Australia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Nepal, Northeastern India, Philippines, SE Asia, Sikkim,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, 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 grows 10-18 m tall. The culms are 10-13 cm across. The internodes are orange and 46056 cm long. There are several branches. The leaves are 15-30 cm long by 4-7 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Dendrocalamus sikkimensis is a bamboo species belonging to the Dendrocalamus genus. It has many branches that are normally orange in colour. It grows up to 18 metres (59 ft).
Names & Synonyms
Bhalu bans, Maribob amuba, Paalm
References (3)
- http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/sorting/Bamboos_Edible.html
- Premlata, T., et al, 2020, Edible bamboo resources of Manipur: consumption pattern of young shoots, processing techniques and their commercial status in the local market. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 19(1) pp 73-82
- Sundriyal, M. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2004, Structure, Phenology, Fruit Yield, and Future Prospects of some Prominent Wild Edible Plant Species of the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnobiology 24(1): 113-138
