× Phyllosasa | |
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× Phyllosasa tranquillans | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
Genus: |
× Phyllosasa Demoly |
Species: | × P. tranquillans
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Binomial name | |
× Phyllosasa tranquillans (Koidz.) Demoly
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
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× Phyllosasa is a nothogenus (genus of hybrid origin) of Japanese bamboo in the grass family. [3] [4]
It consists of a single nothospecies of bamboo, × Phyllosasa tranquillans, native to woodland in southern Honshu in Japan. [5] [6] It is considered to be a hybrid between Phyllostachys nigra var. henonsis and Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis. [6]
It is a spreading, clump-forming bamboo growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall, with very dark green leaves 25 cm (10 in) or more in length. The variegated cultivar 'Shiroshima' is found in cultivation. [7]