Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Chimonobambusa quadrangularis - Square-Stemmed Bamboo
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Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It can be 10 m tall. The culms have prominent nodes. Mature culms are almost square in cross section. New culms are purple. The culms are 5 cm across. There are spines which curve backwards near the base.