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Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllostachys nigra, common name black bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the bamboo subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, native to Hunan Province of China, and widely cultivated elsewhere. Growing up to 5 m (16 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, it forms clumps of slender arching canes which turn black after two or three seasons. The abundant lance-shaped leaves are 4–13 cm (2–5 in) long.
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Infraspecies

Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis (Attributes)
Phyllostachys nigra var. nigra

Attributes

Diameter [1]  2.0 inches (5.08 cm)
Height [2]  25 feet (7.5 m)
Width [2]  20 feet (6 m)
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Wind
Structure [2]  Bamboo
Usage [2]  The canes make good plant supports. Thin walled but durable, the canes are also used for cabinet work and for decorative panels and inlays; The rhizome is used in making umbrella handles, wickerwork, canes, musical instruments and various kinds of handicrafts;
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
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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.
♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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