Colihue / coligüe
Quila
Caña colihue /caña coligüe
(From mapudungún kuliw)
Chilean bamboo
Evergreen bamboo native to South America
Growns in humid temperate forests of Chile and southwestern Argentina
They are still used by the Mapuche people for a musical instrument known as trutruca
Stems are very solid (not hollow), unlike most bamboos
The inside of the young shoots are edible