Status:
valid
Authors:
N.H.Xia
Source:
wcs
Year:
2009
Citation Micro:
J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 17: 352 (2009)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000911606
Common Names
- Bambusa Basihirsutoides
- Basihirsutoides Bamboo
- Basihirsutoides Bambusa
Description
Bambusa basihirsutoides (also called Bamboo, among many other common names) is a large evergreen shrub native to Southeast Asia. It has a straight trunk with a dense crown of dark green leaves. It grows in tropical rainforests and swamps.
Uses & Benefits
Bambusa basihirsutoides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks, and its leaves are used for making tea.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Bambusa basihirsutoides has small, white flowers with yellow centers and small, black seeds. The seedlings are thin and delicate with long, narrow leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Bambusa basihirsutoides is a fast-growing, evergreen bamboo that prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is best done through division of the clumps or by seed.
Where to Find Bambusa basihirsutoides
Bambusa basihirsutoides is native to China, in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Species in the Bambusa genus
Bambusa affinis,
Bambusa albolineata,
Bambusa amplexicaulis,
Bambusa angustiaurita,
Bambusa angustissima,
Bambusa arnhemica,
Bambusa aurinuda,
Bambusa australis,
Bambusa balcooa,
Bambusa bambos,
Bambusa basihirsuta,
Bambusa basisolida,
Bambusa beecheyana,
Bambusa bicicatricata,
Bambusa binghamii,
Bambusa boniopsis,
Bambusa brevispicula,
Bambusa brunneoaciculia,
Bambusa burmanica,
Bambusa cacharensis,
Bambusa cerosissima,
Bambusa chungii,
Bambusa chunii,
Bambusa clavata,
Bambusa comillensis,
Bambusa concava,
Bambusa contracta,
Bambusa copelandii,
Bambusa corniculata,
Bambusa cornigera,
Bambusa crispiaurita,
Bambusa diaoluoshanensis,
Bambusa dissimulator,
Bambusa distegia,
Bambusa dolichoclada,
Bambusa duriuscula,
Bambusa emeiensis,
Bambusa eutuldoides,
Bambusa farinacea,
Bambusa fimbriligulata,
Bambusa flexuosa,
Bambusa fruticosa,
Bambusa funghomii,
Bambusa gibba,
Bambusa gibboides,
Bambusa glabro-vagina,
Bambusa glaucophylla,
Bambusa grandis,
Bambusa griffithiana,
Bambusa guangxiensis,
Species in the Poaceae family
Achnatherum pekinense,
Achnatherum pubicalyx,
Achnatherum sibiricum,
Achnatherum turcomanicum,
Achnatherum brandisii,
Achnatherum bromoides,
Achnatherum calamagrostis,
Achnatherum confusum,
Achnatherum inebrians,
Achnatherum jacquemontii,
Achnatherum virescens,
Achnatherum paradoxum,
Achnatherum nakaii,
Achnatherum pelliotii,
Achnatherum haussknechtii,
Achnatherum mandavillei,
Achnatherum pilosum,
Achnatherum parviflorum,
Achnatherum staintonii,
Aciachne acicularis,
Aciachne flagellifera,
Aciachne pulvinata,
Acidosasa breviclavata,
Acidosasa brilletii,
Acidosasa chinensis,
Acidosasa edulis,
Acidosasa glauca,
Acidosasa guangxiensis,
Acidosasa lingchuanensis,
Acidosasa nanunica,
Acidosasa notata,
Acidosasa purpurea,
Acidosasa venusta,
Acidosasa carinata,
Acostia gracilis,
Acrachne henrardiana,
Acrachne perrieri,
Acrachne racemosa,
Acritochaete volkensii,
Acroceras amplectens,
Acroceras attenuatum,
Acroceras boivinii,
Acroceras bosseri,
Acroceras calcicola,
Acroceras chaseae,
Acroceras diffusum,
Acroceras elegans,
Acroceras excavatum,
Acroceras fluminense,
Acroceras gabunense,
References
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77102218-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].