Schizostachyum diffusum
(Blanco) Merr.
Bikal
PoaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
Young shoots are eaten. Freshly cut stems are traditionally used to store drinking water.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. Widely distributed in the forests throughout the Philippines. It grows in primary forests between 200-1,200 m above sea level in Taiwan.
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen
How to Identify
A climbing bamboo with far reaching branches. The stems are green, smooth and without thorns. The internodes are 12 to 20 cm long. The nodes are slanted and swollen. Roots do not form from the nodes. The leaves are usually broad rounded at the base and the mouth of the leaf sheaths have long bristly hairs.
References (3)
- Davis, S.D., Heywood, V.H., & Hamilton, A.C. (eds), 1994, Centres of plant Diversity. WWF. Vol 1 or 2. p 388
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 474
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Bambusa diffusa)
