Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Dendrocalamus latiflorus - Sweet Bamboo Shoot, Taiwan Giant Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable
A tufted bamboo plant. It grows 20-50 m tall. The stems are long and bend. They are 10-30 cm across. The segments are 45 -60 cm apart. The leaves are 6-15 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. The flowers are small. They are 12-15 mm across. They are feathery and red or purple in colour.