Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Chimonobambusa Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 153 (1914)
Vernacular Name(s):
Bamboo
Description
Small to medium-sized bamboos of rather diffuse habit, with rhizomes monopodial and running freely. Culm-internodes grooved or flattened, at least on one side; nodes very swollen, lower nodes often with rootlet thorns. Culm-sheaths ± persistent; sheath-blades very small. Branches 3 at each node, subequal; smaller secondary branches often present. Inflorescence diffuse. Spikelets many-flowered, sessile. Stamens 3. Stigmas 2.
[From: Edgar and Connor (2000) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 5 (second printing).]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Makino, T. 1914: 36, 105-130, 153-. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 28: 20–36, 105–130, 153–160.
Sykes, W.R. 2000: Subfamily Bamusoideae. In: Edgar, E.; Connor, H. E. Flora of New Zealand Vol. V. Gramineae. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand. 19–39.
