Ban ku zhu
Pleioblastus maculatus

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A bamboo. It grows 3-8 m high. The culms are 2-4 cm across. There are 3 to 5 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 9-19 cm long by 1-3 cm wide.

Where it is found

A temperate plant. It grows in dense forests. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The shoots are edible after treatment.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Arundinaria chinensis C. S. Chao & G. Y. Yang; Arundinaria kwangsiensis (W. Y. Hsuing & C. S. Chao) C. S. Chao & G. Y. Yang; Arundinaria maculata (C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao ex K. M. Lan (1981) not Hackel (1903); Pleioblastus kwangsiensis W. Y. Hsuind & C. S. Chao; Pleioblastus longispiculatus B. M. Yang; Pleioblastus maculatus var. longitubus Li & Wu; Sinobambusa maculata McClure;