| 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 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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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.
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].