Acidosasa Species List

21 Species

The name Acidosasa is composed of the Latin adjective "acidus" (sour) and the Japanese word "sasa". Acidosasa refers to the sour taste of young bamboo shoots (which are usually preserved as a vegetable by local people), and to the plant's similarity with the bamboo genus Sasa. Acidosasa grows native is China and Vietnam.

A common name for Acidosasa is Suanzhu Shu (Chinese), meaning sour bamboo genus.

The list below shows all the known Acidosasa species:

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Species Name	Diameter	Height
Acidosasa bilamina	10-15 mm	2-3 m
Acidosasa breviclavata	10-15 mm	2-3 m
Acidosasa brilletii	25-40 mm	5-6 m
Acidosasa chinensis	30-50 mm	5-8 m
Acidosasa chinouensis	40-100 mm	7-13 m
Acidosasa dayongensis	50-70 mm	5-11 m
Acidosasa edulis	60 mm	8-12 m
Acidosasa fujianensis	15-20 mm	3 m
Acidosasa gigantea	100 mm	17 m
Acidosasa glauca	40-100 mm	7-13 m
Acidosasa gracilis	5 mm	1-1.5 m
Acidosasa guangxiensis	10-20 mm	2-3 m
Acidosasa heterolodicula	4-8 mm	1-1.5 m
Acidosasa lentiginosa	10-25 mm	2-4 m
Acidosasa Iingchuanensis	20-30 mm	2-4 m
Acidosasa Iongiligula	15-20 mm	3-6 m
Acidosasa Iongiligula var. amara
Acidosasa macula	30 mm	8 m
Acidosasa nanunica	10-30 mm	3-7 m
Acidosasa notata	15-20 mm	2-5 m
Acidosasa paucffolia	7-10 mm	1.2-2 m
Acidosasa purpurea	20-80 mm	3-10 m
Acidosasa venusta	8-9 mm	1.4 m
Acidosasa xiushanensis	10-15 mm	3-4 m