× Phyllosasa
| × Phyllosasa | |
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| × Phyllosasa tranquillans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | 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]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ Demoly, Jean-Pierre 1995. Bambou; periodique illustre 21: 14
- ^ Tropicos, × Phyllosasa Demoly
- ^ Ohrnberger, D. (1999). The Bamboos of the World. Elsevier Science. p. 596. ISBN 978-0-444-50020-5.
- ^ a b RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'". Retrieved 10 June 2013.