Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens - Farinose Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. It grows 4-8 m tall. It forms clumps. The culms are 4-5 cm across. The canes are grooved on alternate sides between the nodes. The canes are green. The internodes are 21-25 cm long. There are 1-3 leaves on the last branch. The leaf blades are 10-14 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.