Pseudosasa japonica

Pseudosasa japonica
Pseudosasa japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pseudosasa
Species: P. japonica
Binomial name
Pseudosasa japonica
(Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai[1]
Synonyms
  • Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.
  • Sasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino
  • Yadakeya japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino[1][2]
  • Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

Pseudosasa japonica, common names arrow bamboo[2] and Japanese arrow bamboo, is a species of bamboo.

Common name

The common name, "arrow bamboo" or "Japanese arrow bamboo", results from the Japanese Samurai using its hard and stiff canes for their arrows.[3]

Distribution

This species is native to Japan in Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, as well as Korea.

In the United States it is found in USDA Plantzones 10 through 6, (ie: Florida to southern Connecticut).[3]

Gardening uses

This cold hardy bamboo species (tolerant to 0 °F/−17.7 °C) grows well both in shade and full sun. The culms are typically yellow-brown and it has palm-like leaves. Pseudosasa japonica does very well in containers and salty air near the ocean. Because it tends to be more shade tolerant than other bamboo species it is often used by gardeners as an understory to a tree-lined living fence.[3] In cultivation in the UK this species has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

Subspecies

  • Pseudosasa japonica var. japonica
  • Pseudosasa japonica var. tsutsumiana

References

  1. 1 2 "ITIS Standard Report Page: Pseudosasa japonica". Itis.gov. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  2. 1 2 "PLANTS Profile for Pseudosasa japonica (arrow bamboo) | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cape May Bamboo - Pseudosasa Japonica (Japanese Arrow Bamboo)". Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  4. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Pseudosasa japonica". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 82. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

Further reading

  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  • Tai Hyun Chung. 1965. Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta.
  • Wang Dajun & Shen Shao-Jin. 1987. Bamboos of China.
  • Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).


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