Oligostachyum scabriflorum

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A bamboo. The stems are 7 m long and 4 cm across. The internodes are dark green with purple marks. They are 40 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 15 cm long by 2 cm wide.

There are about 6-10 Semiarundinaria species. They are bamboos from Japan.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on slopes in forests below 1,100 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, cereal

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kam chuk tsai

Synonyms

Acidosasa heterolodicula (W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng) W. T. Lin; Acidosasa macula W. T. Lin & Z. M. Wu; Arundinaria heterolodicula (W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng) W. T. Lin; Arundinaria maculosa C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao; Arundinaria maculosa var. breviligulata (Z. P. Wang & G. H. Ye) C. S. Chao & G. Y. Yang; Arundinaria scabrifolia W. T. Lin; Indosasa angustifolia W. T. Lin; Indosasa breviligulata W. T. Lin & Z. M. Wu; Indosasa macula W. T. Lin Z. M. Wu; Indosasa pusilloaurita W. T. Lin; Indosasa suavis W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng; Oligostachyum fujianense Z. P. Wang & G. H. Ye; Oligostachyum heterolodiculum W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng; Oligostachyum scabriflorum var. breviligulatum Z. P. Wang & G. H. Ye; Pseudosasa flexuosa T. P. Yi & X. M. Zhou; Semiarundinaria scabriflora McClure; Sinobambusa exaurita W. T. Lin; Sinobambusa sulcata W. T. Lin & Z. M. Wu;