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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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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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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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