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Bambusa balcooa

Roxb. (1832)

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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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 196 (1832)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bambusa balcooa Kaneohe: Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Malaysian section Malaysian Indet. #2 Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo to 35-40' tall; culms erect, 3-4 zero at base, deep green; lateral bran whip-like, to 4' long, not branched; leaves dark green above. Herbst, D.R. 9603 Oahu BISH 1992-12-27
2 Bambusa balcooa Kaneohe: Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Malaysian section Malaysian Indet. #2 Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo to 35-40' tall; culms erect, 3-4 zero at base, deep green; lateral bran whip-like, to 4' long, not branched; leaves dark green above. Herbst, D.R. 9603 Oahu BISH 1992-12-27
3 Bambusa balcooa Kaneohe: Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Malaysian section Malaysian Indet. #2 Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo to 35-40' tall; culms erect, 3-4 zero at base, deep green; lateral bran whip-like, to 4' long, not branched; leaves dark green above. Herbst, D.R. 9603 Oahu BISH 1992-12-27
4 Bambusa balcooa Kaneohe: Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Malaysian section Malaysian Indet. #2 Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo to 35-40' tall; culms erect, 3-4 zero at base, deep green; lateral bran whip-like, to 4' long, not branched; leaves dark green above. Herbst, D.R. 9603 Oahu BISH 1992-12-27
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