Bambusa vulgaris
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Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Road side.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Road side.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Road side.
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| Description: | Tall bamboo forming clumps of orange culms, which are markedly and strongly striped in green. Very rarely flowering. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | vulgaris: vulgar, common, usual |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Indochina and southern China, widely cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 26. Jackson, G. & Wiehe, P.O. (1958). An Annotated Check List of Nyasaland Grasses The Government Printer, Zomba, Nyasaland Page 65. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 100. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 310 - 311. (Includes a picture). |
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