Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Cephalostachyum pergracile - Tinwa Bamboo

Edible Portion: Shoots, Flavouring

A tufted bamboo. It loses its leaves during the year. The culm or stem is erect and the tip hangs over. It grows 7-30 m high. The stem is 2.5-7.5 cm across. The wall is very thin. It is a greenish white with hairs below the nodes. The internodes are 25-40 cm long. The nodes are slightly thickened. There are several branches from each of the higher nodes. The culm sheath is 10 -15 cm long by 15-20 cm wide. It is thick and leathery. It falls off. The leaf blade is narrow sword shaped and 10-35 cm long by 1.5-6 cm wide. They are rough on both surfaces. They are slightly hairy underneath

Common names : Tinwa Bamboo, Bhala bans, Dangi, Goekhang, Gulhang, Khaao laam, Khauz hlam, Latang, Luphul, Madang, Mai-pang, Mau-dang, Paung-thin-wa, Phai-kaolarm, Phai-khaolam, Pungsang, Tinwa, Wa-ciaw, Wootang,

Synonyms : Schizostachyum pergracile (Munro) Majumdar;