Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Bambusa merrillii - Merrill Bamboo
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Edible Portion: Shoots
An erect straggling bamboo. It grows 18 m high. The stems have no spines. The leaves are small. The spikelets are densely covered with rather stiff or bristly hairs. The keels of the flowers have a prominent line of hairs.