Muriel bamboo
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Muriel bamboo ( Fargesia murielae ) |
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The Muriel Bamboo ( Fargesia murielae , synonym : Arundinaria murielae ), also known as umbrella bamboo, a bamboo - Art of the genus Fargesia . Due to its winter hardiness and the property of not forming runners, the species is also popular as an ornamental plant in Europe.
description
The Muriel bamboo forms stalks 1 to 5 meters high and 0.5 to 1.4 centimeters in diameter. The internodes are cylindrical, 15 to 23 centimeters long, initially floured white with slight longitudinal ribs. The wall thickness is 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters, the inside is filled with pulp. The area above the knot has about the same or a slightly larger diameter than the knot itself. The lower area of the knot with the sheath scar protrudes somewhat. The sheaths are leathery and bare and fall off, ears and bristles are missing. The ligula is curved or broken off, 0.5 to 1 millimeter long and bare. Three to ten branches are formed per node. One to two, a maximum of six leaves are formed per branch. The leaf sheath of the leaves is bare, bristles are formed, ears are missing. The ligula is broken off and about 1 millimeter long and bare. The leaf blade is glabrous, becomes 6 to 10 inches long and 0.8 to 1.2 inches wide. The secondary veins are combined in groups of three or four, transverse leaf veins are visible. Like other Fargesia species, the species is not sprawling and forms clumps .
etymology
The generic name Fargesia is reminiscent of the French missionary in western China, Paul Farges (1844–1912). The specific epithet murielae refers to Muriel Wilson, the daughter of the British plant collector Ernest Wilson , who introduced this bamboo to the USA in 1910.
distribution
The homeland of the Muriel bamboo is the Sichuan Province and the Shennongjia Forest in Hubei Province in south-central China . There the species thrives at altitudes of 1600 to 3000 meters.
use
It is a hardy bamboo that can withstand temperatures of −18 to −26 ° C. It needs moisture and does not tolerate long dry periods. The bamboo is also widespread in Europe as an ornamental plant and can also be grown in plant containers. The saplings are edible.
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literature
- Simon Crouzet, Oliver Colin: Bamboo . Österreichischer Agrarverlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7040-1952-6 , p. 48 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Fargesia murielae. In: Flora of China. www.efloras.org, accessed on February 27, 2009 .
- ↑ a b c d Crouzet at al .: Bamboo
