Some 3 billion people in the world live outside the cash economy in the world’s poorest nations. Food security and regular supply are their daily concerns. Chronic malnutrition is a leading cause of death and disease for them. Young children are amongst the most affected. One child every 5-10 seconds dies from undernutrition. Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness for someone every minute. Most people in tropical and subtropical countries are iron deficient.
Our goal is to provide information that enables people to choose the right plant for their environment, to give them stable food production and a greater choice of plants to enrich their diets and improve their nutritional wellbeing.
The plant fact sheets listed in this collection are only a small portion of those available from FPI. Please check your plant inquiries in the ECHO Search and reference the FPI plant database for further information.
Most of the plants selected to list here are further described in country-specific publications by Food Plant Solutions (FPS in the Search).
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Phyllostachys bambusoides - Giant Timber Bamboo, Japanese Timber
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows up to 30 m tall. The culms can be 20 cm across. They are glossy dark green. The leaves are 9-20 cm long by 2-4.5 cm wide. The shoots are 45-48 cm long and 2-3 cm wide.
Phyllostachys bissetii - Bisset's Bamboo, David Bisset Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 5-6 m tall. The stems are 2 cm across. The internodes are 25 cm long. There are 2 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blades are 7-11 cm long by 2 cm wide.
Phyllostachys congesta - Water Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It has creeping rhizomes or underground stems. The culms are 8.5 m long by 5.5 cm wide. The internodes are 15 -27 cm long. The shoots are 25-30 cm long and 4.5 cm wide.
Phyllostachys dulcis - Sweet Shoot Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots, Vegetable
A vigourous bamboo. A running bamboo. It grows 8-12 m high and spreads 9-12 m wide. The culms are green and arch. They can be 8 cm thick. The internodes are compact and the nodes can be thicker on the leaning face.
Phyllostachys elegans - Flowered Bamboo, Chinese Elegant Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m tall. The stems are 3 cm across. The internodes are 12-15 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blades are 5-12 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Phyllostachys flexuosa - Zig-zag Bamboo, Supple Bamboo, Chinese Crooked Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 5-6 m tall. The stems are 2-4 cm across. The internodes are 30 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 8-12 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
Phyllostachys glauca - Fen lu zhu, Yunzhu Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 5-12 m tall. The stems are 2-5 cm across. The internodes are 40 cm long. There are 2 or 3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blade is 7-16 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.
Phyllostachys heteroclada - Fishscale Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. The culms are 3 cm across. The culms are 30 cm long.
Phyllostachys nidularia - Big Node Bamboo, Broom Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It is a creeping bamboo. It grows 10 m tall. The culm is 4 cm across. It bends over due to the weight of the leaves. The shoots are 22-24 cm long by 2-4 cm wide.
