Semiarundinaria

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Semiarundinaria
Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Systematics
Commelinids
Order : Sweet grass (Poales)
Family : Sweet grasses (Poaceae)
Subfamily : Bamboo (Bambusoideae)
Tribe : Arundinarieae
Genre : Semiarundinaria
Scientific name
Semiarundinaria
Makino ex Nakai

Semiarundinaria ( . Syn : Brachystachyum Keng ) is a bamboo - genus of the subtribe Shibataeinae, which also includes the genus Phyllostachys counts.

Description and use

Semiarundaria are medium-high bamboo species (3 to 14 m), the stalks of which generally form three branches per node. The stalks have a diameter of 1 to 4 cm. They form only a few runners and therefore need less space than z. B. Phyllostachys species. Since many species are frost hardy , they are also cultivated in Europe.

etymology

The name Semiarundinaria consists of the word parts semi = "half" and Arundinaria a bamboo genus of the subtribe Arundinariinae.

Species (selection) and distribution

The genus consists of six to 15 species , which are mainly found in Japan , Nepal , Bhutan , and in eastern and southern China (three species). Here is the list of recognized species:

No longer belongs to this genus:

See also

Systematics of the Bambusoideae

literature

  • Simon Crouzet, Oliver Colin: Bamboo . Agricultural Publishing House, 2003

Web links

Commons : Semiarundinaria  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Semiarundinaria. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved August 23, 2018.