Merrill bamboo
Bambusa merrillii
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
An erect straggling bamboo. It grows 18 m high. The stems have no spines. The leaves are small. The spikelets are densely covered with rather stiff or bristly hairs. The keels of the flowers have a prominent line of hairs.
There are about 120 Bambusa species. They are tropical and subtropical in Asia.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It occurs in the mountain ranges of Nueva Vizcaya about 600 m altitude in the Philippines.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia
How it is used for food
The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
Edible parts
Shoots