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Bambusa multiplex

(Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f. (1830)

This name is accepted

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

hedge bamboo

Description

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Synonyms (79)

Arundarbor aurea Kuntze (1891)
Arundarbor multiplex (Lour.) Kuntze (1891)
Arundarbor nana (Roxb.) Kuntze (1891)
Arundinaria glaucescens (Willd.) P.Beauv. (1812)
Arundo multiplex Lour. (1790)
Bambos nana (Roxb.) Hitchc. & Chase (1917)
Bambusa albifolia T.H.Wen & J.J.Hua (1989)
Bambusa alphonse-karrii Mitford ex Satow (1899)
Bambusa argentea Nehrl. (1914)
Bambusa argentea var. vittata Nehrl. (1914)
Bambusa aurea Siebold ex Miq. (1866)
Bambusa caesia Siebold & Zucc. ex Munro (1868)
Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata (1916)
Bambusa floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai (1932)
Bambusa glabrescens
Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. (1912)
Bambusa glaucescens f. albostriata Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. alphonso-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Hatus. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. fu-komachi Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara (1972)
Bambusa glaucescens f. kimmei-suhou Muroi & Kasahara (1972)
Bambusa glaucescens f. midori Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. midori-beni Muroi & H.Hamada (1972)
Bambusa glaucescens f. shirosuji Muroi & H.Okamura (1972)
Bambusa glaucescens f. solida K.J.Mao & C.H.Zhao (1993)
Bambusa glaucescens f. tukushi-komachi Muroi & Yu.Tanaka (1972)
Bambusa glaucescens f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi & Sugim. (1971)
Bambusa glaucescens var. floribunda (Buse) Hatus. (1994)
Bambusa glaucescens var. lutea (T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen (1985)
Bambusa glaucescens var. pubivagina (W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng) N.H.Xia (1993)
Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum (Maire) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung (1982)
Bambusa glaucescens var. shimadae (Hayata) L.C.Chia & But (1982)
Bambusa liukiuensis Hayata (1916)
Bambusa multiplex f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi (1974)
Bambusa multiplex f. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Nakai (1932)
Bambusa multiplex f. solida Muroi & Maruy. (1961)
Bambusa multiplex f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Hatus. (1958)
Bambusa multiplex f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi (1961)
Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi (1961)
Bambusa multiplex var. gracillima (E.G.Camus) Sad.Suzuki (1994)
Bambusa multiplex var. incana B.M.Yang (1983)
Bambusa multiplex var. lutea T.H.Wen (1982)
Bambusa multiplex var. nana (Roxb.) Keng f. (1948)
Bambusa multiplex var. normalis Sasaki (1930)
Bambusa multiplex var. pubivagina W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng (1993)
Bambusa multiplex var. riviereorum Maire (1952)
Bambusa multiplex var. shimadae (Hayata) Sasaki (1931)
Bambusa multiplex var. solida B.M.Yang (1988)
Bambusa multiplex var. strigosa (T.H.Wen) Keng f. ex Q.F.Zheng & Y.M.Lin (1995)
Bambusa nana Roxb. (1832)
Bambusa nana f. albovariegata Makino (1912)
Bambusa nana f. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Kawam. (1907)
Bambusa nana f. viridistriata Makino ex I.Tsuboi (1916)
Bambusa nana f. vittateargentea Makino ex I.Tsuboi (1916)
Bambusa nana var. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Kawam. (1907)
Bambusa nana var. gracillima E.G.Camus (1913)
Bambusa nana var. normalis Makino & Shiras. (1912)
Bambusa nana var. typica Makino ex I.Tsuboi (1916)
Bambusa nana var. variegata E.G.Camus (1913)
Bambusa pubivaginata W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu (1992)
Bambusa shimadae Hayata (1916)
Bambusa sterilis Kurz ex Miq. (1866)
Bambusa strigosa T.H.Wen (1982)
Bambusa textilis var. persistens B.M.Yang (1983)
Ischurochloa floribunda Buse (1854)
Leleba amakusensis Nakai (1934)
Leleba dolichomerithalla (Hayata) Nakai (1933)
Leleba elegans Koidz. (1934)
Leleba floribunda (Buse) Nakai (1933)
Leleba floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai (1933)
Leleba liukiuensis (Hayata) Nakai (1933)
Leleba multiplex (Lour.) Nakai (1933)
Leleba multiplex f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Nakai (1933)
Leleba shimadae (Hayata) Nakai (1933)
Ludolfia glaucescens Willd. (1808)
Triglossum arundinaceum Gamble (1896)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1350 (1830)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bambusa multiplex Makiki. Site of old Catholic Church Open spot by old resevoir Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes running; 1 - 3 in. below surface. Forming dense clump; clump 2 m. in diam.; cubm. 7 cm. tall; 2 - 8 cm; 15 - 26 mm. diam. Whole clump flowering. Infl. in leafy tips; spikelets pale green; terete. Foluse charcateous; bluish - green; below St.John, H. 23562 Oahu BISH 1949-01-01
2 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; green. Diameter of clump 12 ft.; diameter of fourth internode .5 - 1.25 in.; height 20 - 25 ft. Stems arching; spikelets terete; pale green. Landgraf, M.J. 23681 Oahu BISH
3 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; green. Diameter of clump 12 ft.; diameter of fourth internode .5 - 1.25 in.; height 20 - 25 ft. Stems arching; spikelets terete; pale green. Landgraf, M.J. 23681 Oahu BISH
4 Bambusa multiplex Makiki. Site of old Catholic Church Open spot by old resevoir Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes running; 1 - 3 in. below surface. Forming dense clump; clump 2 m. in diam.; cubm. 7 cm. tall; 2 - 8 cm; 15 - 26 mm. diam. Whole clump flowering. Infl. in leafy tips; spikelets pale green; terete. Foluse charcateous; bluish - green; below St.John, H. 23562 Oahu BISH 1949-01-01
5 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; 5 m. diam.; 7 - 8 m. tall; young culms green; matured culms yellow with green stripes; culms arching. Diameter of clumps 15 ft.; height 20 - 25 ft.. Diameter of fourth intersection .5 - 1 in. Spikelets terete; green. Landgraf, M.J. 23682 Oahu BISH
6 Bambusa multiplex Makiki. Site of old Catholic Church Open spot by old resevoir Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes running; 1 - 3 in. below surface. Forming dense clump; clump 2 m. in diam.; cubm. 7 cm. tall; 2 - 8 cm; 15 - 26 mm. diam. Whole clump flowering. Infl. in leafy tips; spikelets pale green; terete. Foluse charcateous; bluish - green; below. St.John, H. 23562 Oahu BISH 1949-01-01
7 Bambusa multiplex Kahaluu, Old Catholic Mission, beyond Hygienic Dairy On bank of swimming hole. Preserved_Specimen Clump av diam culms 5/8 in, av length culms 23 ft, green color, flowers at top. Landgraf, M.F. 27 Oahu BISH 1950-01-01
8 Bambusa multiplex Makiki. Site of old Catholic Church Open spot by old resevoir Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes running; 1 - 3 in. below surface. Forming dense clump; clump 2 m. in diam.; cubm. 7 cm. tall; 2 - 8 cm; 15 - 26 mm. diam. Whole clump flowering. Infl. in leafy tips; spikelets pale green; terete. Foluse charcateous; bluish - green; below St.John, H. 23562 Oahu BISH 1949-01-01
9 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; 5 m. diam.; 7 - 8 m. tall; young culms green; matured culms yellow with green stripes; culms arching. Diameter of clumps 15 ft.; height 20 - 25 ft.. Diameter of fourth intersection .5 - 1 in. Spikelets terete; green. Landgraf, M.J. 23682 Oahu BISH
10 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; green. Diameter of clump 12 ft.; diameter of fourth internode .5 - 1.25 in.; height 20 - 25 ft. Stems arching; spikelets terete; pale green. Landgraf, M.J. 23681 Oahu BISH
11 Bambusa multiplex Kaneohe, Windward Mall, planter bed outside J. C. Penney's Dept. store Grown in large clumps in bed with Carissa and Dietes. Preserved_Specimen Culms crowded together, ca. 6-8 ft. tall, arching over, solid, yellow when mature; bran many at each node, sheaths persistent; lvs small and fern-like, definitely distichous, glaucous beneath. Staples, G.W. 878 Oahu BISH 1992-10-14
12 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; green. Diameter of clump 12 ft.; diameter of fourth internode .5 - 1.25 in.; height 20 - 25 ft. Stems arching; spikelets terete; pale green. Landgraf, M.J. 23681 Oahu BISH
13 Bambusa multiplex Maunalua Valley; near rain gauge; Makiki Growing on steep slope. Preserved_Specimen Clumps very compact; 5 m. diam.; 7 - 8 m. tall; young culms green; matured culms yellow with green stripes; culms arching. Diameter of clumps 15 ft.; height 20 - 25 ft.. Diameter of fourth intersection .5 - 1 in. Spikelets terete; green. Landgraf, M.J. 23682 Oahu BISH
14 Bambusa multiplex Honolulu; Makiki Nursery Preserved_Specimen Clump bamboo; culms 5/8 in. x 23 ft., green. Landgraf, M.F. 27 Oahu BISH 1951-01-02
15 Bambusa multiplex Honolulu; Makiki Nursery Preserved_Specimen Clump bamboo; culms 3/4 in. x 25 ft., green Landgraf, M.F. 32 Oahu BISH 1951-01-02
16 Bambusa multiplex Koloa Dist.; Lawai Valley, NTBG Bamboo Bridge Section adjacent to Hale One Preserved_Specimen Clumping bamboo; culms 6 m tall; lvs dark green above, glaucous beneath. Flowering sparsely, inflo. bracts green. Lorence, D.H. 7601 Kauai BISH 1994-09-07
17 Bambusa multiplex Honolulu; Makiki Nursery Preserved_Specimen Clump bamboo; culms 3/4 in. x 25 ft., green with white stripes. Landgraf, M.F. 34 Oahu BISH 1951-01-02
18 Bambusa multiplex Honolulu; Makiki Nursery Preserved_Specimen Clump bamboo; culms 3/4 in. x 25 ft., green (juvenile) or yellow with green stripes (mature). Landgraf, M.F. 33 Oahu BISH 1951-01-02
19 Bambusa multiplex Moanalua Valley, near rain gauge, 10 min walk above Damon's mt. house Preserved_Specimen Clump av diam culms 3/4 in, av length culms 25 ft, green color. Landgraf, M.F. 32 Oahu BISH 1951-01-02
20 Bambusa multiplex Moanalua Valley, near rain gauge, 10 min walk above Damon's mt. house Preserved_Specimen Clump av diam culms 3/4 in, av length culms 25 ft, green (juv.) yellow w/ green stripes (mature). Landgraf, M.F. 33 Oahu BISH 1951-01-02
21 Bambusa multiplex Honolulu; 3860 Old Pali Rd Residence of A. Lester Mark Preserved_Specimen Clump bamboo; ca. 25 ft. high, leaves green and white. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1953-04-10
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