Poaceae FAMILY

Bambusa grandis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bambusa grandis is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect woody stems around 10 - 15 metres tall. The stems are thick-walled (20 - 25mm thick), around 8 - 10cm in diameter, with internodes 30 - 40cm 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 cultivated in southern China for its edible shoots and useful canes[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China (Guangxi)

HabitatRiver banks near villages[ 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. ].