Phyllostachys edulis
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Phyllostachys edulis
| Phyllostachys edulis | |
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| Bamboo forest | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllostachys |
| Species: | P. edulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J.Houz., 1906 |
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Phyllostachys edulis, or moso bamboo, is a temperate species of giant timber bamboo native to China. The edulis part of the Latin name is a reference to the fact that it produces edible shoots. This bamboo can reach heights of up to 28 m (92 ft).[1]
Synonyms include: Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex J.Houz., P. heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford., P. mitis Auctt. non Rivière. & C. Rivière., Bambusa edulis Carrière, B. heterocycla Carrière).
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Ecology
Polyporus phyllostachydis (Sotome, T. Hatt. & Kakish.), is a fungus species, known from Japan, that grows on the ground on the living or dead roots of the Phyllostachys heterocycla bamboo.
Varieties
- Phyllostachys edulis 'Bicolor'
- Phyllostachys edulis 'Kikko' or 'Kikko-Chiku' (Syn.: Phyllostachys edulis var. heterocycla)
- Phyllostachys edulis 'Subconvexa' (Syn.: Phyllostachys heterocycla f. subconvexa, Phyllostachys pubescens 'Subconvexa')
- Phyllostachys edulis 'Nabeshimana', (Syn.: Phyllostachys heterocycla f. nabeshimana, Phyllostachys pubescens f. luteosulcata)
Biochemistry
Chlorogenic acid can be found in P. edulis as well as three other structural isomeric chlorogenic acid derivatives, 3-O-(3‘-methylcaffeoyl)quinic acid, 5-O-caffeoyl-4-methylquinic acid, and 3-O-caffeoyl-1-methylquinic acid (C17H20O9, exact mass : 368.110732)[2].
References
- ^ Lewis, Daphne; Carol A. Miles (2008). Farming Bamboo. Lulu.com. pp. 155–165. ISBN 978-1-4357-0131-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=MxGEmGk9MbIC&lpg=PA161&dq=moso%20bamboo%20seed&pg=PA155#v=onepage&q=moso%20bamboo%20seed&f=false.
- ^ Identification and Antioxidant Activity of Novel Chlorogenic Acid Derivatives from Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis). Mee-Hyang Kweon, Han-Joon Hwang, and Ha-Chin Sung, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2001, 49 (10), pp 4646–4655
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