Phyllostachys edulis

Phyllostachys edulis
Phyllostachys edulis
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
Bamboo shoots

Phyllostachys edulis is a bamboo species belonging to the genus Phyllostachys. 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 70 feet (20 meters).[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), aka "Moso" bamboo.

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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

var. bicolor
  • 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)[1].

References

  1. ^ 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

See also

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