Fargesia tenuilignea
T. P. Yi
Bao bi jian zhu
PoaceaeShoots
What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China between 2,400-3,100 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 4-8 m tall. The culms are 1-3 cm across. The internodes are 20-25 cm long. There are 8-11 branches at each node. There are 2 -5 leaves at the last branch. The leaf blade is 13-18 cm long by 13-23 mm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Flora of China. Vol. 22, p 83 and Flora of China. www.eFloras.org
J. Bamboo Res. 7(2): 39. 1988
