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Ruo bamboo is also called broad-leaf Ruo bamboo

There is also

Another "Ruo leaf" is also a member of the Liliaceae family. Plant One-leaf Orchid

Pinyin: ruò zhú

Form: mixed bamboo. The stalk height is 1~2m and the diameter is 0.4~1cm. The leaves are large.

Purpose: Bamboo leaves are wide and used for ornamental purposes. The leaves can also be used as linings for rice dumpling leaves and bamboo hats.

Distribution: Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan.

Family and genus: North American arrow bamboo supertribe, North American arrow bamboo tribe, red bamboo subtribe, Ruo Bamboo genus, Ruo Bamboo group

Application value

Ruo Bamboo grows fast and has large leaves. , high yield, rich in resources, and widely used. Its stalks can be used as bamboo chopsticks, writing brush stalks, broom handles, etc., and its leaves can be used as food packaging (such as rice dumplings), tea leaves, bamboo hats, boat canopy linings, etc., and can also be used It is processed and manufactured into bamboo wine, feed, papermaking and polysaccharide extraction; its bamboo shoots can be used as vegetables (dried bamboo shoots) or canned food; its plants can be used for landscaping. Ruo bamboo leaves, bamboo shoots and products have high medicinal value and have preventive and therapeutic effects on cancer-specific cachexia. In addition to a large number of wild bamboos, Ruozhu has entered artificial cultivation for high yield.