Clumping Bamboo. Long pipe bamboo. (Bambusa atra)

Family: Poaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bambusa atra Lindl. is a synonym of Neololeba atra (Lindl.) Widjaja.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Edible Portion: Shoots, Cereal, Seeds. — Edible Portion: Shoots, Cereal, Seeds.

Habitat & North American Range

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowlands and usually in wet soil. It can grow on limestone. River banks, margins of disturbed lower montane forest, and on lower hill slopes, often on limestone; at low elevations. (Zone 10)