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Pleioblastus oleosus

Family: Poaceae

What it is like

A bamboo. It grows 3-5 m high. The culms are 1-3 cm across. The internodes are 18-20 cm long. There are 3 or 4 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 12-20 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

This plant is marketed using an incorrect name in Western countries.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In China it grows on mountain slopes at about 800 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Acidosasa lentiginosa W. T. Lin & Z. J. Feng; Arundinaria oleosa (T. H. Wen) Demoly; Arundinaria chinensis C. S. Chao & G. Y. Yang; Pleioblastus longiinternodius B. M. Yang; Pleioblastus longispiculatus B. M. Yang; Polyanthus longispiculatus (B. M. Yang) C. H. Hu;