Bambusa spinosa Roxb.

c. o. o.
HAINAN PLANTS
FROM THE CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE HERBARIUM
CANTON, CHINA
GRAMINEAE
19 424—B AMBUS A SPINOSA Roxb.
1	(B. BLUMEANA Schultes)
Mam Fung, V Tan Tei {$&,&£*), 8293, Nov. 30 W21,W. of Tai
Van nZi r ? ), 8940, Apr. 19, 1922, Enroute Tai Wan Ban Hui fo ;
Vntia i ? *nW) 894J»and Notia (Wo She) (*,£ ? ), 8986, Apr. 11,1922;
' village commons, roadside in waste land. In fetj iense clump; thorny; alt,:
* So m • bamboo; ht., 4-10 m.; dia., 2-7 cm.; As., maroon and yellowish, green,
nils of large stems very thick; seeds are eaten and considered to have
medicinal value; youas leaves which have not yet unfolded steeped to make
» toT medicine; used also in making screens, houses, basjkets^etc,;
names reported Not okuk (%/ft), Bthels chuleCEtt), Shui dhule
"cAuk (fgfrtir).	*
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