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Schizostachyum chinense is a clumping bamboo native to southeast Yunnan in China, growing at 1,500 to 2,500 m altitude. It is a cool-climate, garden-scale bamboo whose culture is not well documented.
Schizostachyum chinense is a species of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae). The species is endemic to Yunnan, found from 1,500 to 2,500 m.
Natives of Southeast Yunnan use this species for the making of gao-sheng, a kind of native rocket used in festivals.
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