Biology:Phyllosasa
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Short description: Genus of grasses
Phyllosasa | |
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× Phyllosasa tranquillans | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Monocots
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Genus: | × Phyllosasa Demoly
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× Phyllosasa tranquillans (Koidz.) Demoly
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× Phyllosasa is a nothogenus (genus of hybrid origin) of Japan ese bamboo in the grass family.[3][4]
It consists of a single nothospecies of bamboo, Phyllosasa tranquillans, native to woodland in southern Honshu in Japan .[5][6] It is considered to be a hybrid between Phyllostachys nigra var. henonsis and Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis.[6]
It is a spreading, clump-forming bamboo growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall, with very dark green leaves 25 cm (10 in) or more in length. The variegated cultivar 'Shiroshima' is found in cultivation.[7]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Demoly, Jean-Pierre 1995. Bambou; periodique illustre 21: 14
- ↑ Tropicos, × Phyllosasa Demoly
- ↑ Ohrnberger, D. (1999). The Bamboos of the World. Elsevier Science. pp. 596. ISBN 978-0-444-50020-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'". http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=2053. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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