Phyllostachys edulis
Moso Bamboo, Tortoise Shell Bamboo
Also known as: Bambos moosoo Siebold +16 more
- Bambos moosoo Siebold
- Bambusa heterocycla Carrière
- Bambusa pubescens Carrière
- Phyllostachys bicolor Crouzet
- Phyllostachys edulis f. albovariegata Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys edulis f. aureostriata K.Ueda
- Phyllostachys edulis f. aureovariegata (Uchida) Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys edulis f. bicolor (Nakai) M.J.Lai & D.Y.Hong
- Phyllostachys edulis f. epruinosa G.H.Lai
- Phyllostachys edulis f. gimmei (Muroi & Kasahara) Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys edulis f. gracilis C.S.Chao & Renvoize
- Phyllostachys edulis f. heterocycla (Carrière) V.N.Vassil.
- Phyllostachys edulis f. holochrysa (T.H.Wen) Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys edulis f. huamozhu (T.H.Wen) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
- Phyllostachys edulis f. lutea (T.H.Wen) Ohrnb.
- Phyllostachys edulis f. luteosulcata (T.H.Wen) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
- Phyllostachys edulis f. nabeshimana (Muroi) C.S.Chao & Renvoize
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Phyllostachys edulis (commonly known as Moso bamboo or Tortoise Shell Bamboo) is a bamboo belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bamboo
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Georgia, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, South Carolina, Vietnam