Tibetan square bamboo
Chimonobambusa metuoensis
Family: Poaceae
What it is like
A bamboo. It grows 5-7 m high. The culms are 1-3 cm across. There are 20-35 internodes. The lower ones are 4 sided. The leaf blades are sword shaped and 12-33 cm long by 2-4 cm wide.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in SE Tibet in broad-leaved forests at 1,900-3,000 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Tibet
How it is used for food
The young shoots are eaten.
It is eaten locally.
Edible parts
Shoots