Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Schizostachyum zollingeri - Lampar Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots
A tufted bamboo. It forms many tillers. It grows 10-20 m tall. It has long joints and thin walls. The stems are 8-10 cm across. The tips droop. The leaf sheath is 15 cm tall with a leaf blade is purplish when young and 9 cm long by 9 cm wide. The leaf bade is 40 cm long by 7 cm wide.