The shoots of this bamboo species are consumed as a vegetable.
Several other bamboo species produce shoots that can be eaten as a vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Bambusa oldhamii
English
Bamboo
Giant timber bamboo
Oldham’s bamboo
Taxonomy
Genus
Bambusa
Family
Poaceae
Order
Poales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Stem vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops