Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Acidosasa purpurea - Maohua Sour Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 3-10 m high. The culms are 2-8 cm across. The internodes are 30-45 cm long. The cavity has a spongy pith. There are 4-7 leaves on the ultimate branches. They are 12-21 cm long by 2-3 cm wide.