Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Bambusa horsfieldii - Nanap Bamboo
Edible Portion: Shoots
A bamboo. The stems can be trailing or climbing. They are 7-8 m long and 1 cm across. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 18-23 cm long. The flowers are clustered at the nodes. The spikelets have 5-6 fertile florets.