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(First upload on April 14 2011. Last on March 5 2022) [ 日本語 | English ]

Phyllostachys Sieb. et Zucc. (マダケ) Phyllostachys nigra (Loddiges) Munro var. nigra (Kurochiku (クロチク, 黒竹), black bamboo Lifeform (生活型): evergreen bamboo < 4 m high Distribution: native to China (imported to Japan) Habitat: sunny sites with moist soil

Shoot: young shoot is green, and well-developed shoot is black due to the accumulation of melanin induced by solar radiation Use: for fishing rods, unique furnishing, etc. Synonyms: Bambusa nigra Loddiges var. henonis (Bean) Stapf. (ハチク) var. humilis Suehiro (ヒメハチク), temp. cv. flavescens (キンメイハチク) cv. pendula (サカサダケ)

Phyllostachys nigra in Japan

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var. nigra (クロチク)

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[1-3] at a greenhouse in Yurigahara Park, Sapporo, on March 13 2011. [4-6] in Tomakomai Sun Garden glasshouse on January 10 2022.

var. humilis (ヒメハチク), temp.

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[1-3] in Jindai Botanical Gardens, Chofu, central Japan, on July 30 2025.