Poaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Fargesia mairei

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fargesia mairei is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 2 - 4 metres tall. The stems are around 10 - 30mm in diameter, with a thin wall and internodes around 15 - 20cm 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 food and materials for weaving baskets etc. Fargesia mairei is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (northern Yunnan)

HabitatAt elevations from 2,900 - 3,600 metres[ 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. ]