Edible sour bamboo
Acidosasa edulis

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

There are about 8 Acidosasa species.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It occurs in Fujian Province in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The shoots are salted and eaten.

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Huang tian zhu

Synonyms

Sinobambusa edulis T. H. Wen;