Resources Tagged: Plant Information

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  1. Chimonobambusa marmorea - Marble Sheath Bamboo, Winter Shooting Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots A bushy bamboo. It grows 2-3 m high. The stems are slender and black. They are 1-2 cm across. The young shoots arecreamy purple. The leaves are 6-15 cm long by 8-12 mm wide. They do not have hairs.
    Sheath Bamboo Winter Shooting Ba... Bamboo Cereal Edible Seeds Bamboo Sprout FPI Plant Information

  2. Bambusa tulda - Bengal Bamboo, Spineless Indian Bamboo

    Edible Portion:Shoots, Rhizomes, Root A thick walled tufted bamboo. It grows to about 20 m tall. It is almost un-branched near the base but branches higher up. Thenodes are slightly thickened. The internodes are 40-65 cm long and 5-10 cm wide. They have a white ring around the node.They are...
    FPI Plant Information Starchy Staples Bengal Bamboo Spineless Indian B... Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Roots

  3. Bambusa tuldoides - Punting Pole Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A densely tufted bamboo. The culm or stem is erect but nodding at the tip. They grow 6-10 m tall. The stems are 3-5 cm acrossat the base. The young stems are covered with white wax. The internodes are 30-36 cm long. The lowest 1 or 2 nodes have aring of grey silky hairs...
    FPI Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Punting Pole Bamboo Starchy Staples Plant Information

  4. Bambusa vulgaris - Common Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots An erect clump forming spineless bamboo. It is a large bamboo with strong stalks used for buildings. The stalks can be 20 m talland 5-10 cm across at the base. They are often not straight. The stalks can be green and glossy or yellow or yellow with greenstripes. It very...
    FPI Plant Information Starchy Staples Bamboo Bamboo Sprout

  5. Calendula arvensis - Field Marigold

    Edible portion: Flowers, Leaves A herb. It is an annual plant. It grows 30 cm high and spreads 30 cm wide. In poor and dry areas it is smaller. The leaves areoblong and slightly downy. They do not have leaf stalks. The flowers are yellow or orange and 25 mm across. They grow singlyat the ends of...
    Edible Flowers Field Marigold Edible Leaves FPI Plant Information Herbs

  6. Cephalostachyum pergracile - Tinwa Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots, Flavouring A tufted bamboo. It loses its leaves during the year. The culm or stem is erect and the tip hangs over. It grows 7-30 m high.The stem is 2.5-7.5 cm across. The wall is very thin. It is a greenish white with hairs below the nodes. The internodes are 25-40cm long....
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  7. Dendrocalamus asper - Giant Bamboo, Sweet Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A very large densely tufted bamboo. It is a woody grass. It forms large groves. The culms or stems can be 20-30 m high. Theclumps can spread 12-24 m wide. The stalks are 15-20 cm across. They are covered with fine velvety brown hairs when young.The internodes can be 10-20...
    FPI Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Starchy Staples Plant Information Giant Bamboo Sweet Bamboo

  8. Dendrocalamus membranaceus - White Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo which forms an open clump. The culm or stem is very straight. It grows 20-24 m high. It is 6-10 cm across. It has awhite powdery covering over it when young. It turns green on maturity. The internodes are 22-38 cm long. The lower node hasaerial roots. There are...
    White Bamboo Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Starchy Staples FPI Plant Information

  9. Dendrocalamus minor - Angel Mist Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 5-12 m tall. The culms are 6-8 cm wide. The internodes are green or yellow with green stripes. They are30-45 cm long. The leaves are 10-25 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
    FPI Plant Information Angel Mist Bamboo Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Starchy Staples

  10. Gigantochloa atroviolacea - Giant Black Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It forms loose tufts. The stems are 12 m tall and 6-8 cm wide. The
    Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Starchy Staples FPI Giant Bamboo Plant Information