Fargesia stenoclada
T. P. Yi
Xi zhi jian zhu
PoaceaeShoots
What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in Sichuan in China between 1,600-1,900 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 3-6 m tall. The culms are 1-2 cm across. The internodes are 21-25 cm long. There are 10-40 branches at each node. There are 1 or 2 leaves at the last branch. The leaf blade is 4-10 cm long by 5-9 mm wide.
Notes
It is eaten by giant panda.
References (2)
- Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 78 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
- J. Bamboo Res. 8(1): 30. 1989
