Phyllostachys mannii
Gamble
PoaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten; they have a slightly bitter taste.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Myanmar, SE Asia, Tibet,
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 8-10 m tall. The stems are 4-6 cm wide. The internodes are 30-42 cm long. There are 1 or 2 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 8-16 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Phyllostachys mannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae. It is a species of bamboo found in Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces of China, Myanmar, and India.
Names & Synonyms
Bawa, Mepwe, Sedan-wa, Suo-nong
References (2)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 21
- Mansfeld,
