Medake (female bamboo) - Medake (English spelling) Arundinaria simonii

Japanese: メダケ(女竹) - メダケ（英語表記）Arundinaria simonii

A species of the genus Pyridoxine in the family Poaceae. It is an evergreen bamboo found in areas west of southern Kanto, Shikoku, and Kyushu, growing in fields, mountains, riverbanks, and seaside. It is also known by other names such as Kawatake, Nayotake, and Nigatake. It grows profusely from underground stems, forming thickets. The culms are about 6m tall, hollow and cylindrical, densely branched at the top, with low nodes and long internodes. The leaves are palmate and grow obliquely from the ends of the branches. They sometimes bloom, but then die. The culms are soft and sticky, so they are used for sieves, fan frames, flutes, and building materials.

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Japanese:

イネ科のメダケ属の1種。関東南部以西，四国，九州に分布し，山野，河岸や海辺などに生える常緑のタケ。別名が多くカワタケ，ナヨタケ，ニガタケなどと呼ばれる。地下茎で繁茂し，藪となって群生する。稈は高さ 6mほどになり，中空の円筒形で，上部は密に分枝し，節は低く節間は長い。葉は掌状に枝先から斜めにつく。ときおり開花をみるが，のちに枯死する。稈は軟らかで粘性が強いので，ざる，うちわの骨，笛，建築用材に用いられる。

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