Phyllostachys rubromarginata

Phyllostachys rubromarginata, the reddish bamboo[1] or red margin bamboo, is a species of Phyllostachys bamboo, native to Central China, specifically Guangxi and Guizhou.

Phyllostachys rubromarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Phyllostachys
Species:
P. rubromarginata
Binomial name
Phyllostachys rubromarginata
McClure

Name

Its common name comes from the colorization of the margins of the newly sprouted culm sheaths, exhibiting a reddish stripe. It was classified by the Smithsonian's Floyd McClure in 1940.[2] In China, it is named hongbian zhu or nuer zhu (maiden's bamboo).[3]

Description

Red margin bamboo is a cold-hardy, temperate mountain bamboo which grows and spreads quickly, creating a tall screen, and reproducing by running underground rhizomes.

Phyllostachys rubromarginata culms may reach as high as 4 to 9 m (13 to 29 ft), while in China, it is reported as high as 16 m (52 ft). Mature culms grow from 2.5 to 6 cm (1.0 to 2.4") in diameter with dark green internodes 22–31 cm (8.66–12.20 in) apart.[4] It is cold tolerant to between −16 and −24 °C (3.2° and −11.2 °F).[5]

Usage and distribution

Its high-quality timber is used in basket making, and has become a popular ornamental plant in North America. The shoots are edible.[6] It grows wild in Guangxi and Guizhou as scrub and along banks of gullies. It is commonly cultivated in Henan, China.

References
  1. "Phyllostachys rubromarginata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. "Phyllostachys rubromarginata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Phyllostachys rubromarginata, Das Bambus-Lexikon, at Bambus-Informationszentrum.
  4. South China Botanical Garden Checklist, (eFlora), Phyllostachys rubromarginata McClure: 红竹 .
  5. Lewis Bamboo: Phyllostachys rubromarginata (Red Margin Bamboo). Bambus-Lexikon, ibid.
  6. Plants for a Future Database.
  • Lingnan University Science Bulletin. Canton [Guangzhou] 9:44. 1940
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