Pleioblastus simonii (Carrière) Nakai

Simon bamboo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Pleioblastus

Characteristics

A bamboo. It grows 6 m tall. It has several leafy branches at each node. The leaves are 30 cm long. The shoots are 2 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 4.25 - 5.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
More
Not known
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

It is best to change the water at least once during cooking to remove bitterness.
Uses environmental use material
Edible seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pleioblastus simonii unspecified picture

Distribution

Pleioblastus simonii world distribution map, present in Brazil, Georgia, Japan, Norfolk Island, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:416349-1
WFO ID wfo-0000891155
COL ID 4K6B7
BDTFX ID 51023
INPN ID 114050
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pleioblastus simonii f. variegatus Arundinaria simonii Bambusa metake Bambusa simonii Nipponocalamus pseudogracilis Pleioblastus kiyosumisimoni Pleioblastus pseudogracilis Pleioblastus simonii Arundinaria brachyclada Nipponocalamus diversus Nipponocalamus kiyosumisimoni Nipponocalamus simonii Arundinaria simonii f. variegata Bambusa albostriata Pleioblastus diversus Pleioblastus simonii f. akame Pleioblastus simonii f. aureostriatus Pleioblastus simonii f. heterophyllus Pleioblastus simonii f. kiyosumisimonii Arundinaria simoni Arundinaria simonii var. albostriata Arundinaria simonii var. albovariegata Arundinaria simonii var. heterophylla Arundinaria simonii var. striata Arundinaria simonii var. variegata Nipponocalamus simonii var. heterophyllus Nipponocalamus simonii var. variegatus Pleioblastus simonii var. heterophyllus Pleioblastus simonii var. variegatus Pleioblastus simonii f. zigzag