1. Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 2-3 m tall.
  2. Edible Portion: Shoots A densely tufted bamboo. The culms or stems are erect but can curve outwards at the top. They are 15-25 m tall. They are 7.5-15 cm across. They are greyish green when mature. The internodes are 60-100 cm long. The nodes are thickened. There arebranches from the nodes in the...
  3. Edible Portion: Shoots An erect straggling bamboo. It grows 18 m high. The stems have no spines. The leaves are small. The spikelets are denselycovered with rather stiff or bristly hairs. The keels of the flowers have a prominent line of hairs.
  4. Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 10-12 m tall. The culms are 5-7 cm across. The internodes are 50 cm long.
  5. Edible Portion: Shoots, Cereal, Seeds A bamboo. The stems are 5-8 m tall and 204 cm wide. They are green and can have yellow stripes. The internodes are 40-70cm long. Young shoots are slender. The leaf blades are 30 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are pale green underneath. The culmsheaths are 60 cm...
  6. Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 7-8 m tall. The stems are 3-4 cm across. They are almost solid. The internodes are green and 30 cm long.The leaf blades are narrow and 16-25 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
  7. Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A spiny tufted bamboo. It grows up to 25 m high. The stems are 20 cm across. The internodes are usually hollow and from 40 to60 cm long. The lower internodes are so thick walled they are almost solid. It grows in large clumps and the lower portion to 2to 3 m is...
  8. Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable A densely tufted bamboo. The tip hangs over. The culm or stem is 17 m high. It can be 2.5-10 cm wide. The wall is 2 cm thick.The internodes or distance between joints is 20-45 cm long. Plants flower about every 35-45 years. The young shoot is blackishgreen. It is...
  9. Edible Portion: Shoots, Roots A large grass. It grows 3.7-4.5 m tall and 1.2-1.8 m wide. It forms clumps. It has rhizomes. The stems are like bamboo. They can be 6 m tall. The leaves are drooping and grey-green. They are 60 cm long. They have thick joints and slender stems. The flower plumes are...
  10. Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 3-10 m high. The culms are 2-8 cm across. The internodes are 30-45 cm long. The cavity has a spongypith. There are 4-7 leaves on the ultimate branches. They are 12-21 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.