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Bambusa vulgaris
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Road side.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Road side.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Road side.
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| Description: | Tall bamboo forming clumps of orange culms, which are markedly and strongly striped in green. Very rarely flowering. |
| Notes: | A commonly planted ornamental. The plant in the Mukuvisi Woodlands shown on the photographs is the basis for the inclusion of this species (in square brackets) under Division C in my checklist. It could be merely a relic of cultivation growing in a wild-looking place. |
| Derivation of specific name: | vulgaris: vulgar, common, usual |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Indochina and southern China, widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 26. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 65. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 100. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bambusa vulgarisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bambusa vulgaris
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bambusa vulgaris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Bambusa vulgaris
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iNaturalist: Bambusa vulgaris
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bambusa vulgaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Bambusa vulgaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bambusa vulgaris
Plants of the World Online: Bambusa vulgaris
Tropicos: Bambusa vulgaris
Wikipedia: Bambusa vulgaris
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