Biology:Bambusa procera

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Short description: Species of grass

Bambusa procera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bambusa
Species:
B. procera
Binomial name
Bambusa procera
A.Chev. & A.Camus

Bambusa procera[1] is a species of bamboo in the tribe Bambuseae; it was described from Vietnam by Chevalier and Camus. It is a included in the grass family, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]

Distribution and Description

The recorded distribution includes Cambodia and Vietnam: where the plant is called lồ ô;[3] it is smaller than B. balcooa (tre lồ ô), which is more extensively used for construction.

This bamboo grows as a plant from 8-12 m tall, with cylindrical, thin-walled internodes up to 550 mm long and 55 mm in diameter. Leaves are from 200-250 mm long and 40-50 mm wide.[3]

References

  1. Chevalier AGB, Camus A (1922) In: Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris 28: 379.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/9783918. Retrieved 26 May 2014. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. III (entry: 10.157) publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15511656 entry