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Bambusa chungii

Synonyms: Bambusa chungii var. barbellata; Bambusa chungii var. petilla; Lingnania chungii (homotypic); Lingnania chungii var. barbellata; Lingnania chungii var. petilla

Wikipedia Abstract

Bambusa chungii, commonly known as white bamboo or tropical blue bamboo, is a large, tall bamboo species, often found in Hong Kong, and originating in southern China and Vietnam. Its blue-green or white culms often reach a height of 10 m.
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Attributes

Diameter [1]  2.5 inches (6.35 cm)
Height [1]  33 feet (10.0584 m)
Growth Form [1]  Bunch
Structure [2]  Bamboo
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun

Predators

Chaetococcus bambusae (giant bamboo scale)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1American Bamboo Society Species List
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0