Fargesia edulis
Hsueh & T. P. Yi
Kong xin jian zhu
PoaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in western Yunnan in China between 1,900-2,800 m altitude.
Asia, China,
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 grows 5-8 m tall and the culms are 2-4 cm across. The internodes are 28-40 cm long. There are 4-7 branches at each node. There are 5-7 leaves on the end branch. The leaf blade is 10-15 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Borinda edulis (Hsueh & T. P. Yi) Stapleton
References (3)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 78 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 7(2(: 53. 1988
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
