(First upload on December 25 2009. Last on November 28 2022) [ 日本語 | English ]
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Poaceae (Gramineae) (イネ科) > Phyllostachys heterocycla
Phyllostachys Sieb. et Zucc. (マダケ)Mousouchiku (モウソウチク, 孟宗竹), Moso bambooMost popular, edible bamboo shoots. Rarely flowering Lifeform (生活型): evergreen bamboo Distribution: Native to China (imported to Japan). The northern limit of Japan is Matsumae in Hokkaido Habitat: forming bamboo grove, originally from transplantation Utilization: edible (young shoots), materials for baskets, blinds, and chopsticks Synonyms:
Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) Houz., adopted by YList |
Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum. f. pubescens (Mazel ex Houz.) Muroi f. subcombexa Miatsum. (ブツメンチク) cv. kikko-chiku (キッコウチク), tortoiseshell bamboo Synonyms:
Phyllostachys edulis (Carriére) Houz. cv. kikko-chiku |
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[1] leaves. [2] shoots. [3] the bases of shoots. [1-3] at Rakuju-en Garden, Mishima, on November 18 2009. [4] a bamboo grove on the slope of Mount Yatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 5 2013.
f. subcombexa Miatsum. (ブツメンチク)Distribution: China |
Habitat: cultivated in Japan Use: gardening, edible (young shoot) |
Synonyms:
Phyllostachys edulis (Carriére) Heuz. f. subcombexa Miatsum. |
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[1-3] in the bamboo and dwarf bamboo garden of Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 18 2022.