Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda

Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Genus:Chimonobambusa
Species: C. tumidissinoda
Binomial name
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
Ohrnb.

Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda (筇竹, walking stick bamboo) is a bamboo species, endemic to southwest Sichuan and northeast Yunnan, China, that has been used for walking sticks since the Han Dynasty. Its culms are 2.5–6 meters in height and 1–3 cm in diameter, with large disk-like nodes.

Synonyms

  • Chimonobambusa tumidinoda T.H.Wen
  • Qiongzhuea tumidinoda Hsueh & T.P.Yi
  • Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda (Ohrnb.) Hsueh f. & T.P.Yi

References

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