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Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
Also called Square Bamboo, Square Stem Bamboo
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis, commonly called square bamboo or shidakudake, is a bamboo in the family Poaceae, native to mainland China and Taiwan, and naturalized to Japan. It is one of the very few monocots to have square stems. These stems, or culms are up to 9 m (30 ft) in height and 5 cm (2 in) thick.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chimonobambusa quadrangularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
