Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets 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 across at the base. The young stems are covered with white wax. The internodes are 30-36 cm long. The lowest 1 or 2 nodes have a ring of grey silky hairs above the sheath scar. The stems branch from the nodes. The leaf blade is sword shaped and 10-18 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. Flowering can start at 50 years of age. In China clumps usually die after flowering but in other locations plants can remain alive.
Other names :
Bambu blenduk, Buddha's belly bamboo, Buloh balai, Hosp, Pa-ma-htan-wa, Verdant bamboo,
Synonyms :
Bambusa pallescens (Doell) Hack.;
Bambusa ventricosa McClure;
Bambusa longiflora W.T.Lin;
and several others