Table 1 Plant species used for bamboo weaving in Sansui County
From: Bamboos for weaving and relevant traditional knowledge in Sansui, Southwest China
Scientific name | Bamboo split characteristics | Usage |
|---|---|---|
Bambusa distegia (Keng & Keng f.) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung | Flexible | Weaving bamboo mat |
Bambusa emeiensis L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung | Flexible | Farm tools, bamboo handicrafts, horticultural plants, edible shoots and tastes bland |
Bambusa pervariabilis McClure | Solid and straight | Building materials, farm tools, handicrafts, furniture, medicine (bamboo shavings) |
Dendrocalamus farinosus (Keng & Keng f.) L.C. Chia & H.L.Fung | Flexible | Farm tools, bamboo handicrafts, horticultural plants, edible shoots |
Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro | Flexible | Building architectures, handicrafts, horticultural plants, edible and sweet shoots |
Fargesia semicoriacea T.P. Yi | Slender and firm | Bamboo sieve |
Lingnania intermedia (Hsueh f. & T.P.Yi) T.P. Yi | Flexible | The embroidered border on the different bamboo containers |
Phyllostachys bambusocides Siebold & Zucc. | Firm and hard | Bamboo dustpan |
Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J.Houz. | Flexible | Building architectures, bamboo handicrafts, paper, farm tools, horticultural plants, edible shoots |
Phyllostachys glauca McClure | Firm and flexible | Bamboo handicrafts, farm tools, edible shoots |
Phyllostachys heteroclada Oliv. | Flexible | Elaborate bamboo handicrafts, edible shoots |
Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum. | Big and hard | Building architectures, bamboo handicrafts, broom, paper, edible shoots |
Phyllostachys mannii Gamble | Firm and flexible | Bamboo basket and bamboo mat, forestation species |
Phyllostachys meyeri McClure | Firm | Umbrella slotware, bamboo handicrafts, edible shoots |
Phyllostachys nidularia Munro | Fragile | Fence, lobster basket, horticultural plants, edible shoots |
Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière | Slender and firm | Excellent material for bamboo sieve |
Pleioblastus simonii (Carrière) Nakai | Flexible | Bamboo handicrafts, fishing rod, edible shoots but bitter |