Sasa kagamiana - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
Makino & Uchida
Source:
wcs
Year:
1928
Citation Micro:
J. Jap. Bot. 5: 42 (1928)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000897098
Common Names
- Sasa kagamiana
- Kagamiana Bamboo
- Variegated Bamboo
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Sasa kagamiana (also called Kagami Bamboo, among many other common names) is a perennial evergreen bamboo native to Japan. It typically grows to a height of 1-2 m (3-6 ft) and has a clumping habit. It has narrow, green leaves and small, yellowish-green flowers. It is found in moist, shady areas, such as forests and woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Sasa kagamiana is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat fever, colds, and headaches.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Sasa kagamiana is small and yellow. The seed is oval and brown. The seedlings are thin and light green.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Sasa kagamiana is a deciduous, clump-forming bamboo. It is best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Propagation is by division in spring or by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring.
Where to Find Sasa kagamiana
Sasa kagamiana can be found in Japan.
Species in the Sasa genus
Sasa cernua, Sasa chartacea, Sasa elegantissima, Sasa fugeshiensis, Sasa gracillima, Sasa hainanensis, Sasa hayatae, Sasa heterotricha, Sasa hibaconuca, Sasa kagamiana, Sasa kurilensis, Sasa magnifica, Sasa megalophylla, Sasa miakeana, Sasa minensis, Sasa nipponica, Sasa oblongula, Sasa occidentalis, Sasa palmata, Sasa pubens, Sasa pubiculmis, Sasa pulcherrima, Sasa rubrovaginata, Sasa samaniana, Sasa scytophylla, Sasa senanensis, Sasa septentrionalis, Sasa shimidzuana, Sasa subglabra, Sasa subvillosa, Sasa suzukii, Sasa takizawana, Sasa tatewakiana, Sasa tenuifolia, Sasa tokugawana, Sasa tomentosa, Sasa tsuboiana, Sasa tsukubensis, Sasa veitchii, Sasa yahikoensis, Sasa samaniana, Sasa jotanii,
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
Tomitarô Makino (1862-1957): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Makino' in the authors string.
Shigetaro Uchida (b.1885): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Uchida' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:420294-1: 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].