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Bambusa multiplex (hedge bamboo)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Bambusa multiplex is a species of bamboo native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. It is also naturalized in Iraq, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, the Indian subcontinent, parts of South America, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama).
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Infraspecies

Bambusa glaucescens f. glaucescens
Bambusa glaucescens var. glaucescens
Bambusa multiplex f. multiplex
Bambusa multiplex f. silverstripe
Bambusa multiplex f. yellowstripe

Attributes

Diameter [1]  1.5 inches (3.81 cm)
Height [2]  14.76 feet (4.5 m)
Width [2]  16.4 feet (5 m)
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Growth Form [1]  Bunch
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Structure [2]  Bamboo
Usage [2]  Paper is made from the culms; The canes are too arched for good poles and there is too small a volume for significant pulp production, in spite of good fibre dimensions; The culms are up to 4cm in diameter; The canes split easily and are fairly flexible - they are used as a source of weaving material for mats, baskets and other household goods; The plant makes a good screen or hedge;
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1American Bamboo Society Species List
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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