Vietnamosasa pusilla (A.Chev. & A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Vietnamosasa

Characteristics

A bamboo. It grows 0.5-2 m tall. It has elongated rhizomes and stalks that are woody. It has sheath on the stalks that are 3-5 cm long. These are triangle shaped and fall off. The leaf blades are sword shaped and 8-14 cm long by 8-10 mm wide. They are rough, stiff and light green. The flowering shoots are separate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in clearings in dense forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young shoots are cooked.
Uses fodder
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vietnamosasa pusilla world distribution map, present in Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:947660-1
WFO ID wfo-0000906995
COL ID 5BDG6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vietnamosasa pusilla Arundinaria pusilla Neomicrocalamus pusillus Chimonobambusa pumila Chimonobambusa pusilla