Ma Bamboo🌾

A very large evergreen bamboo in the grass family, native to southern China and Southeast Asia; cultivated in Taiwan and Okinawa. One of the world's largest bamboos, with culms 14–25 m tall and 8–20 cm thick. Its large, tender, sweet bamboo shoots are the main edible bamboo shoots of Taiwan and southern China ('machiku-jun' / 'ma bamboo shoot'). The large leaves and sturdy culms are used for timber, containers, poles, and crafts.

Identification Points

• ✓Very large culms, 14–25 m tall and 8–20 cm thick
• ✓Large leaves, 15–40 cm long
• ✓Large edible bamboo shoots

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