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  1. FPI Bamboo

    Plant Fact Sheets about Bamboo from Food Plants International.
     

  2. Bambusa arundinacea - Thorny bamboo, Spiny bamboo

    Seeds Edible parts -Seeds, Shoots, Cereal, Sap-drinks A bamboo. The stalks are crooked and knotty.
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  3. Bambusa blumeana - Spiny Bamboo, Thorny Bamboo

    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...
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  4. Dendrocalamus giganteus - Giant Bamboo, Dragon Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A clump forming bamboo. It can be 25-30-50 m tall. It has rhizomes which spread. The clumps can be 10-15 m wide. Thecanes can be 35 cm across. They are erect and jointed. The nodes are hairy. The leaf blades are sword shaped and smoothwith fine teeth along the edge. The...
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  5. Phyllostachys violascens - Early Bamboo, Running Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A bamboo. It grows 8-10 cm tall. The culms are 4-6 cm across. The internodes are 15-25 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves onthe last branch. The leaf blade is 6-18 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
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  6. Oxytenanthera abyssinica - Lowland Bamboo, Savannah Bamboo, Wine Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Young Shoots, Cereal, Sap, Manna, Vegetable A bamboo or grass. It grows 10-15 m high. It grows in dense clumps. The stem is solid. It is 8-10 cm wide at the base. Itarches slightly at the tips. The sheaths are covered with short dark brown bristly hairs. These can be rubbed...
    Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Edible Seeds Vegetables Lowland Bamboo Cereal Sap Savannah Bamboo Wine Bamboo Plant Information FPI
     

  7. Semiarundinaria fastuosa - Narihira bamboo, Temple bamboo

    Edible Portion: Shoots A tall upright bamboo. It grows 7 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The canes are shiny and mid green. They are 1-4 cm wide.They have few leaves on the lower sections. There are purple-brown stripes on the canes. There are 3 branches at each node.
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  8. Phyllostachys aurea - Fishpole Bamboo, Golden Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Stem, Cereal, Shoots, Vegetable A bamboo. It forms clumps. It has strong underground stems. It grows 3-10 m tall. The lower internodes are very short. Thestems are tough and erect. They are smooth and olive-green. They are more yellow in the sun. They are 25-40 mm wide. The...
    Edible Seeds Cereal Vegetables Fishpole Bamboo Golden Bamboo FPI Plant Information
     

  9. Bambusa balcooa - Balku Bamboo, Baluka Bamboo

    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...
    FPI Plant Information Balku Bamboo Baluka Bamboo Bamboo Bamboo Sprout Vegetables
     

  10. Melocanna baccifera - Berry Bamboo, Mali Bamboo

    Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Cereal, Shoots An evergreen bamboo. The culms are single and spread 60 cm apart. They come from a long creeping rhizome. They arebright green and 8-15 m long by 4-6 cm wide. The internodes are 30-50 cm long. The walls are thin. They are about 6 mmthick. The culm...
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