Species

Bambusa glaucescens

Etymology

Bambusa: Derived from the Malay name for this plant
glaucescens: becoming glaucous

Common Name(s)

bamboo

Authority

Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

BAMGLA

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Synonyms

Bambusa multiplex

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Features

Clump-forming bamboo, forming dense clumps but not running extensively. Stems usually 3-5m x 1-2 cm diameter and at least some stems striped yellow and green. Culm sheaths with black hairs that are soon shed (caducous). Several branches at each node. Leaf-blade linear-lanceoloate, 6-15cm long 0.6-1.5cm wide, glaucous, hairy underneath.

Year Naturalised

1991

Origin

S. China

Reason For Introduction
Ornamental

Life Cycle Comments
Perennial

This page last updated on 18 May 2012