Madake

Phyllostachys bambusoides

Flower name
Madake
Scientific name
Phyllostachys bambusoides
Aliasタケ, 真竹, 竹, Japanese Timber Bamboo
Place of originChina,Japan
Place of floweringFields and footpaths, Low mountains
Flowering seasonJune

What is Madake

Madake , scientific name:Phyllostachys bambusoides , is a large bamboo of the department Poaceae Phyllostachys genus native to Japan and China. In Japan from the mainland took widely distributed. Faster growth, Rhizome painters vertically into the ground, while sky stretches straight poles. Two ring sections and sections while length 20-40 cm have grooves on one side clear. The flower blooms and blooms once every 120 years, Withers. Young phyllostachy is eaten as a bamboo shoot. Early summer was seasonal, bamboo rice and boiled Stringer is sashimi, time to eat. Hull is covered in dark spots. Divide is, of chairs, baskets, ruler, Chasen, stilts, Bud vase, fan of bones, decorations, tools and crafts, and furniture materials. Leather is used for wrapping food items such as rice balls, candy packaging. And that chick you (Yeh) herbal medicine herbal leaves is diuretic and febrifuge.

Generic name: Madake , scientific name : Phyllostachys bambusoides, origin: China and Japan, also known as: bamboo Japanese Timber Bamboo, Height: 15-20 m, stem diameter : 10-15 cm, branch: minutes branch , leaf length: 8-12 cm, leaf width: 2 cm, leaves: hairless, lanceolate, leaf, bark: hairless dark purplish-brown markings of the inflorescence size: racemes, bamboo shoot harvesting season: May-June, number of stamens: 3, flowering season: early summer (seldom bloom), life: 120 years.