Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Gigantochloa robusta - Mayong Bamboo
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Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 20-33 m high. The young shoots are brown-green and have dark brown hairs. The stems are 7-9 cm across. There are aerial roots at the nodes. The internodes are 40 cm long. Branches