Fargesia longiuscula

Botanical Description

Fargesia longiuscula is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 4.5 - 6 metres tall. The stems are around 16 - 24mm in diameter, thin-walled, with internodes around 45 - 52cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of maerials