Schizostachyum dumetorum

Botanical Description

Schizostachyum dumetorum is an evergreen bamboo, forming a dense clump of culms 3 - 10 metres long from short, woody rhizomes. The thin-walled, slender, woody culms are pendulous at the tip; they are 5 - 11mm in diameter with internodes around 60cm long. When planted in the open, without any support, the slender culms bend in a graceful arch, the tips nearly touching the ground[ 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. , 862 Title Plant Material Introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry Publication Plant Inventory No. 135 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher USDA; Washington. Year 1949 ISBN Description A record of the plant material received by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1938. It gives some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is sold as a medicine in Chinese herb shops. A very charming ornamental plant, with many unusual features[ 862 Title Plant Material Introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry Publication Plant Inventory No. 135 Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher USDA; Washington. Year 1949 ISBN Description A record of the plant material received by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1938. It gives some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].