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Dendrocalamus latiflorus (wideleaf bamboo)

Synonyms: Dendrocalamus latiflorus latiflorus; Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. lagenarius; Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. magnus; Sinocalamus latiflorus (homotypic); Sinocalamus latiflorus var. magnus

Attributes

Diameter [1]  8 inches (20.32 cm)
Height [1]  65 feet (19.812 m)
Growth Form [1]  Bunch
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  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)[4]
Froggattiella penicillata (penicillate scale)[4]
Kuwanaspis vermiformis[4]
Odonaspis siamensis[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1American Bamboo Society Species List
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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