Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Gigantochloa hasskarliana - Pingit Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A slender bamboo. It has many tillers. It grows 6-10 m tall. The stems are thin and green. The tops are drooping. The nodes are swollen and have a ring of hairs around them. The joints are 35-50 cm long. The stems are 3-5 cm across. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and have short stalks. The base is wedge shaped and they tape to the tip. They are 15-45 cm long by 2 -6 cm wide. The flowers are on top of leafy stalks.