Acidosasa is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.Chu, Cheng-De & Chao, Chi Son ex Keng, Pai Chieh. 1982. Journal of Bamboo Research 1(2): 31Tropicos, Acidosasa C.D. Chu & C.S. Chao ex Keng f.
Acidosasa is found primarily in Southern China, with 1 species in Vietnam. Its name is formed from Latin acidum ("sour") and Sasa (another bamboo genus), referring to its edible shoots. Young shoots of the plants are preserved by the local population.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 106 酸竹属 suan zhu shu Acidosasa C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao ex P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 1(2): 31. 1982
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Acidosasa
formerly included see Indosasa Oligostachyum Pleioblastus Pseudosasa
See also List of Poaceae genera
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