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Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc.

Bambou madaké (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Phyllostachys

Characteristics

Dense thicket-forming with rhizomes running extensively. Culm 10-12 m, green, later yellow, curving over slightly towards apex; nodes with one prominent ridge, otherwise inconspicuous, none congested. Culm-sheath glabrous, light brownish yellow or greenish brown, mottled dark brownish; auricles present, at least when young; oral bristles deciduous; sheath-blade ± linear. Branches dense, primary branches at c. 45 . Leaf-sheath with conspicuous auricles and long oral bristles. Leaf-blade 8-14-(20) × 1-2.7-(4.5) cm, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, abaxially glaucescent. Inflorescence to 30 cm, narrowly paniculate. Spikelets subtended by sheath-like bracts with leafy blades. Glumes 2.3-2.7 cm, including apical bristle, ± purple, glabrous or nearly so. Lemma and palea 1.5-2 cm, minutely puberulent, ± tinged purple, aristate. Lodicules c. 2 mm, ± obliquely lanceolate. Stamens long exserted; anthers c. 1 cm. Style and stigmas purple.
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Culms 3–4 m high, to 2 cm diam., yellow at maturity; mid-culm internodes short, glabrous, not or slightly glaucous. Culm leaves auriculate, with auricles sparsely bristled; blade linear, reflexed, flat or apically wavy. Foliage leaves auriculate, with auricles prominently bristled; blade oblong or lanceolate, usually 7–15 cm long, 10–20 mm wide, flat, abaxially finely scabrous, with hairs fringing midrib near base and extending to petiole; blade margins scabrous only or predominantly on 1 side.
A bamboo. It grows up to 30 m tall. The culms can be 20 cm across. They are glossy dark green. The leaves are 9-20 cm long by 2-4.5 cm wide. The shoots are 45-48 cm long and 2-3 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 8.0
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate to subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 7-11. It can tolerate temperatures down to-15°C.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. They need to be cooked in several changes of water to remove bitterness. They are also used for pickles.
Uses medicinal
Edible shoots stems
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Cultivation

Plants are grown by division.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -15
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Images

Phyllostachys bambusoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Phyllostachys bambusoides world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, France, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:415985-1
WFO ID wfo-0000890320
COL ID 6VFPG
BDTFX ID 51020
INPN ID 113318
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Phyllostachys bambusoides f. geniculata Phyllostachys bambusoides f. holochrysa Phyllostachys bambusoides f. kashirodake Phyllostachys bambusoides f. katashibo Phyllostachys bambusoides f. subvariegata Phyllostachys bambusoides f. tanakae Phyllostachys bambusoides f. castilloni-inversa Phyllostachys bambusoides f. kawadana Phyllostachys bambusoides f. zigzag Bambusa bifolia Bambusa quilioi Phyllostachys bambusoides Phyllostachys geniculata Sinarundinaria reticulata Phyllostachys macrantha Phyllostachys mazelii Bambusa mazelii Phyllostachys quilioi f. mazelii Phyllostachys reticulata f. geniculata Phyllostachys reticulata f. kawadana Phyllostachys reticulata f. subvariegata Sinoarundinaria lithophila Phyllostachys simonsonii Bambos kinmeitsch Bambos metake Bambusa marliacea Phyllostachys bambusoides var. castilloni-holochrysa Phyllostachys bambusoides var. castilloni-inversa Phyllostachys bambusoides var. holochrysa Phyllostachys bambusoides var. marliacea Phyllostachys bambusoides var. sulphurea Phyllostachys bambusoides var. uniflora Phyllostachys castillonii var. holochrysa Phyllostachys quilioi var. marliacea Phyllostachys reticulata var. castilloni-inversa Phyllostachys reticulata var. marliacea Phyllostachys bambusoides var. quilioi Phyllostachys reticulata f. tanakae Phyllostachys bambusoides f. subvariegata Phyllostachys reticulata var. holochrysa Phyllostachys quilioi var. castillonis-holochrysa Phyllostachys bambusoides var. castillonis Phyllostachys quilioi var. castillonis Phyllostachys nigra var. castillonis Phyllostachys reticulata var. castillonis Phyllostachys bambusoides var. marliacea Phyllostachys bambusoides var. castillonis Phyllostachys quilioi var. marliacea

Lower taxons

Phyllostachys bambusoides var. castillonii
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