Phyllostachys rubromarginata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Phyllostachys |
Species: | P. rubromarginata
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Binomial name | |
Phyllostachys rubromarginata McClure
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Phyllostachys rubromarginata, the reddish bamboo [1] or red margin bamboo, is a species of Phyllostachys bamboo, native to Central China, specifically Guangxi and Guizhou.
Its common name comes from the colorization of the margins of the newly sprouted culm sheaths, exhibiting a reddish stripe. It was classified by the Smithsonian's Floyd McClure in 1940. [2] In China, it is named hongbian zhu or nuer zhu (maiden's bamboo). [3]
Red margin bamboo is a cold-hardy, temperate mountain bamboo which grows and spreads quickly, creating a tall screen, and reproducing by running underground rhizomes.
Phyllostachys rubromarginata culms may reach as high as 4 to 9 m (13 to 30 ft), while in China, it is reported as high as 16 m (52 ft). Mature culms grow from 2.5 to 6 cm (0.98 to 2.36 in)diameter with dark green internodes 22–31 cm (8.5–12 in) apart. [4] It is cold tolerant to between −16 and −24 °C (3 and −11 °F). [5]
Its high-quality timber is used in basket making, and has become a popular ornamental plant in North America. The shoots are edible. [6] It grows wild in Guangxi and Guizhou as scrub and along banks of gullies. It is commonly cultivated in Henan, China.
Phyllostachys rubromarginata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Phyllostachys |
Species: | P. rubromarginata
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Binomial name | |
Phyllostachys rubromarginata McClure
|
Phyllostachys rubromarginata, the reddish bamboo [1] or red margin bamboo, is a species of Phyllostachys bamboo, native to Central China, specifically Guangxi and Guizhou.
Its common name comes from the colorization of the margins of the newly sprouted culm sheaths, exhibiting a reddish stripe. It was classified by the Smithsonian's Floyd McClure in 1940. [2] In China, it is named hongbian zhu or nuer zhu (maiden's bamboo). [3]
Red margin bamboo is a cold-hardy, temperate mountain bamboo which grows and spreads quickly, creating a tall screen, and reproducing by running underground rhizomes.
Phyllostachys rubromarginata culms may reach as high as 4 to 9 m (13 to 30 ft), while in China, it is reported as high as 16 m (52 ft). Mature culms grow from 2.5 to 6 cm (0.98 to 2.36 in)diameter with dark green internodes 22–31 cm (8.5–12 in) apart. [4] It is cold tolerant to between −16 and −24 °C (3 and −11 °F). [5]
Its high-quality timber is used in basket making, and has become a popular ornamental plant in North America. The shoots are edible. [6] It grows wild in Guangxi and Guizhou as scrub and along banks of gullies. It is commonly cultivated in Henan, China.