Phyllostachys nigra
Phyllostachys nigra | |
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Black bamboo in Bambouseraie de Prafrance at Générargues, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Phyllostachys |
Species: | P. nigra |
Binomial name | |
Phyllostachys nigra | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Phyllostachys nigra, common name black bamboo,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the bamboo subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, native to Hunan Province of China, and widely cultivated elsewhere.[3]
Growing up to 5 m (16 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, it forms clumps of slender arching canes which turn black after two or three seasons. The abundant lance-shaped leaves are 4–13 cm (2–5 in) long.
Numerous forms and cultivars are available for garden use. The species [4] and the form P. nigra f. henonis[5] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6] The form henonis is also known as Henon bamboo[5] and as cultivar 'Henon'.[7]
It is used for lumber (timber), food, and musical instruments, among other things, in areas of China where it is native and also worldwide.
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Phyllostachys nigra". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ Zheng-ping Wang and Chris Stapleton. "Phyllostachys nigra (Loddiges ex Lindley) Munro". Flora of China Online. 22.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Phyllostachys nigra". Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- 1 2 "RHS Plant Selector - Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis". Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 78. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Bamboo Species Source List". American Bamboo Society. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
External links
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- "Phyllostachys nigra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- John Lindley (1835). "Description of Bambusa nigra". The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 3. p. 357.