Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Schizostachyum blumei - Tamiyang bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It has short rhizomes. The stems are erect and arching over. They hang down at the tip. They are 3-7 m tall and 1 -2 cm across. The internodes are 30 cm long. The sheaths on the stems are sword shaped or curved back. They have white hairs. The leaves are sword shaped and dark green. The flowers are in untidy tufts at the nodes.