Bambusa vulgaris

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Bambusa arnhemica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bambusa
Species: B. vulgaris
Binomial name
Bambusa vulgaris

Bambusa vulgaris is an open clump type bamboo species with lemon yellow culms with green stripes and dark green leaves. The shoots are edible and remain buttercup yellow after cooking. It can tolerate minor frost. It is a preferred species for erosion control. It can grow up to a height of 12 m, and a thickness of 8 cm.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bambusa vulgaris, OzBamboo; Retrieved: 2007-12-19