Acidosasa

Taxobox
name = "Acidosasa"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Bambusoideae
supertribus = Bambusodae
tribus = Bambuseae
subtribus = Arundinariinae
genus = "Acidosasa"
genus_authority = Chu and Chao
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Acidosasa chienouensis"
*"Acidosasa chinensis"
*"Acidosasa edulis"
*"Acidosasa gigantea"
*etc.

"Acidosasa" is a genus of bamboo (tribe Bambuseae of the family Poaceae). It comprises 6 genera, mostly found in Southern China, with 1 species also in Indochina. Its name is formed from Latin "acidum" ("sour") and "Sasa" (another bamboo genus), referring to its edible shoots. Young shoots of the plants are preserved by the local population.