Schizostachyum funghomii
McClure
Poaceae
Schizostachyum subvexorum Q.H.Dai & D.Y.Huang
Common Name:
General Information
Schizostachyum funghomii is an evergreen bamboo forming a dense clump of stems up to 12 metres tall from short, woody rhizomes. The erect,thin-walled, woody culms are 4 - 10cm in diameter with internodes up to 67cm long[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
862- Title
- Plant Material Introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry
- Publication
- Plant Inventory No. 135
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA; Washington.
- Year
- 1949
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A record of the plant material received by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1938. It gives some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as food and a source of materials, A very ornamental plant, it is often grown in gardens[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
862- Title
- Plant Material Introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry
- Publication
- Plant Inventory No. 135
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA; Washington.
- Year
- 1949
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A record of the plant material received by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1938. It gives some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, Vietnam.
Habitat
Hills and forests[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Bamboo |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Wind |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Young shoots - cooked[
863- Title
- World Bamboo Resources
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products No. 18
- Author
- Lobovikov M.; Paudel S.; Piazza M.; Ren H.; Wu J.
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/
- Publisher
- FAO; Rome.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
- 978-92-5-10578-0
- Description
- Mainly an overview on the global uses of Bamboo, it gives some specific information on plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The culms are split for use in weaving, and are used for making floating piers and, to a certain extent, for making pulp for a cheap grade of paper[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
862- Title
- Plant Material Introduced by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry
- Publication
- Plant Inventory No. 135
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- USDA; Washington.
- Year
- 1949
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A record of the plant material received by the Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction during the period from April 1 to June 30, 1938. It gives some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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