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Bambusa vulgaris

Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl. (1808)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Bambusa

common bamboo, giant yellow clumping bamboo

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Description

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Synonyms (38)

Arundarbor blancoi (Steud.) Kuntze (1891)
Arundarbor fera (Oken) Kuntze (1891)
Arundarbor mitis (Lour.) Kuntze (1891)
Arundarbor monogyna (Blanco) Kuntze (1891)
Arundarbor striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kuntze (1891)
Arundo fera Oken (1841)
Arundo mitis Lour. (1790)
Bambos mitis (Lour.) Poir. (1808)
Bambusa auriculata Kurz (1870)
Bambusa blancoi Steud. (1854)
Bambusa fera (Oken) Miq. (1857)
Bambusa humilis Rchb. ex Rupr. (1839)
Bambusa latiflora (Balansa) T.Q.Nguyen (1987)
Bambusa madagascariensis Rivière & C.Rivière (1878)
Bambusa mitis (Lour.) Steud. (1821)
Bambusa monogyna Blanco (1837)
Bambusa nguyenii Ohrnb. (1997)
Bambusa sieberi Griseb. (1864)
Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl. (1835)
Bambusa surinamensis Rupr. (1839)
Bambusa thouarsii (Raspail) Kunth (1830)
Bambusa vulgaris f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) McClure (1955)
Bambusa vulgaris f. waminii T.H.Wen (1985)
Bambusa vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris var. aureo-variegata Beadle (1914)
Bambusa vulgaris var. aureovariegata Beadle (1914)
Bambusa vulgaris var. latiflora Balansa (1890)
Bambusa vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Gamble (1896)
Bambusa vulgaris var. vitata
Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata Rivière & C.Rivière (1878)
Bambusa wamin E.G.Camus (1913)
Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) Kurz (1875)
Leleba vulgaris (Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.) Nakai (1933)
Leleba vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Nakai (1933)
Nastus thouarsii Raspail (1825)
Nastus viviparus Raspail (1825)
Oxytenanthera auriculata (Kurz) Prain (1903)
Phyllostachys mitis (Lour.) Rivière & C.Rivière (1878)

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Bambusa vulgaris ‘Vittata’

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Coll. Pl. 2: 26 (1808)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bambusa vulgaris Honolulu; University of Hawaii Campusy Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-01-20
2 Bambusa vulgaris Waianae Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1111 Oahu BISH 1909-01-22
3 Bambusa vulgaris Ulumalu, just W of 5 corners Preserved_Specimen Clump forming 10-12 m tall. Hobdy, R.W. 2899 Maui BISH 1987-07-28
4 Bambusa vulgaris Aihualama, Upper Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Harris, J.A. 242266 Oahu BISH 1924-10-01
5 Bambusa vulgaris Waianae Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1107 Oahu BISH 1909-01-22
6 Bambusa vulgaris Honolulu; Kalihi Valley Cultivated on grounds of Bishop Museum, growing behind Atherton Halau Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo ca 25' tall; culms golden yellow with thin dark green lines; new shoots just emerging; twigs several per node; lvs dark green above, paler beneath. Sterile. Staples, G.W. 876 Oahu BISH 1992-10-10
7 Bambusa vulgaris Waianae Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1108 Oahu BISH 1909-01-22
8 Bambusa vulgaris Kalihi At base of ridge. Preserved_Specimen Plant height 4 m. Hume, E.P. 34 Oahu BISH 1930-11-22
9 Bambusa vulgaris Waianae Valley Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1112 Oahu BISH 1909-01-22
10 Bambusa vulgaris Honolulu; Makiki Nursery Preserved_Specimen Several spreading culms 25 ft., 3 diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31015 Oahu BISH 1976-08-09
11 Bambusa vulgaris Honolulu; Makiki Nursery Preserved_Specimen Clump bamboo; culms 3 in. x 43 ft., green Landgraf, M.F. 8 Oahu BISH 1951-01-01
12 Bambusa vulgaris Honolulu; Kalihi Valley Cultivated on grounds of Bishop Museum, growing behind Atherton Halau Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo ca 25' tall; culms golden yellow with thin dark green lines; new shoots just emerging; twigs several per node; lvs dark green above, paler beneath. Sterile. Staples, G.W. 876 Oahu BISH 1992-10-10
13 Bambusa vulgaris Keanae Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Robust clump Bamboo about 26 m tall. Hobdy, R.W. 2904 Maui BISH 1987-07-28
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