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Melocalamus
Melocanna
Menstruocalamus
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| MELOCALAMUS | A small group of scrambling bamboos with persistent culm sheaths and large leaves. | |||||||||
| M. arrectus |
From Yunnan. Used in weaving. Fruit edible. Red blush on largish leaves. | K4 | ||||||||
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Comments - Description | Sources | |||||
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| MELOCANNA | A genus native to India and Burma, with 3 species, only one of which is in the United States. Open clumpers with long-necked rhizomes. | |||||||||
| M. baccifera |
60 | 3 | 32 | 5 | Thin walled, erect. Fruits, the size of a pear, sometimes sprout on the plant. Shoots & fruit edible. | |||||
| 18 | 7.6 | 0 | ||||||||
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Comments - Description | Sources | |||||
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| MENSTRUOCALAMU | Very similar to Chimonobambusa and may be synonymous. One species, from Sichuan China. | |||||||||
| M. sichuanensis |
15 | 0.8 | 0 | Used as an ornamental in China. | D3 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | -18 | ||||||||
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