MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Ornamental Bamboos

A Selection

 

Species on this page :

Arundinaria, Bambusa, Chimonobambusa, Chusquea, Drepanostachyum, Fargesia, Hibanobambusa, Indosasa, Phyllostachys, Pleioblastus, Sasa, Semiarundinaria.

Arundinaria angulata (Munro) Porterf. -> Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Franceschi) Makino

Arundinaria chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino -> Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino

Arundinaria murielae Gamble -> Fargesia murielae (Gamble) T. P. Yi

Bambos moosoo Sieb. -> Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie

Bambos stricta Roxb. -> Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundo multiplex Lour. , Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Holttum , Leleba multiplex Nakai, Bambusa nana Roxb. , Ludolfia glaucescens Willd.

CHINESE : Feng huang zhu, Guan yin zhu (Cantonese - Hong Kong) .

ENGLISH : Hedge bamboo, Oriental hedge bamboo, Chinese dwarf bamboo, Chinese-goddess bamboo.

JAPANESE : Hourai chiku (Hôrai chiku).

JAVANESE : Pring tjendani ?

MALAY : Buloh china ?, Bambu pagar (Indonesia).

VIETNAMESE : -, Cây hóp.

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. cv. 'Alphonse Karri'

SYNONYM(S) : Bambos nana var. alphonso-karri (Mitford) Makino , Bambusa alphonse-karri Mitford , Bambusa nana Roxb. var. alphonso-karri Lat.-Marl. ex E. G. Camus, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes cv. 'Alphonse Karr', Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. multiplex f. alphonso-karri (Satow) Nakai

CHINESE : Hua feng wei zhu .

ENGLISH : Alphonse Karri bamboo, Alphonse Karr bamboo, Alphonso Karri bamboo, Yellow-striped bamboo.

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/04bam2.html>

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. cv. 'Fernleaf'

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. cv. 'Wang Tsai'

ENGLISH : Fernleaf hedge bamboo, Fern-leaved hedge bamboo.

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. cv. 'Golden Goddess'

ENGLISH : Golden Goddess bamboo, Golden-culmed hedge bamboo.

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. cv. 'Silver Stripe'

ENGLISH : Silver Stripe bamboo, Silver-striped-leaved hedge bamboo.

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. var. riviereorum (Maire) Chia & Fung

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Holttum var. riviereorum (Maire) L. C. Chia & H. L. Fung, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. cv. 'Riviereorum'

ENGLISH : Chinese goddess bamboo.

Bambusa ventricosa McClure (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa tuldoides Munro cv. 'Ventricosa', Bambusa tuldoides Munro var. ventricosa , Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J. C. Wendl. var. ventricosa

CHINESE : Fo zhu, Fo du zhu.

ENGLISH : Buddha's-belly bamboo, Buddha bamboo.

GERMAN : Buddhabauchbambus.

JAPANESE : Kikkou chiku .

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/04bav1.html>

Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Franceschi) Makino

SYNONYM(S) : Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (Fenzi) Nak., Arundinaria angulata (Munro) Porterf., Bambusa angulata Munro, Bambusa quadrangularis Franceschi (GRIN), , Bambusa quadrangularis Fenzl, Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Fenzi) Mak., Arundinaria quadrangularis (Fenzi) Mak., Phyllostachys quadrangularis (Fenzi) Rendle.

CHINESE : Si jiao zhu (Ssu chiao chu), Fang zhu (Fang chu).

ENGLISH : Square bamboo, Square-stem bamboo.

JAPANESE : Shikaku dake, Kaku chiku, Shiho chiku.

VIETNAMESE : Trúc vuông.

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Jap.) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/various/variouskaku.html>

Chusquea coronalis Soderstr. & C.E. Calderón (W3TROPICOS, not in GRIN)

ENGLISH : Costa Rican weeping bamboo.

Picture of infloresences at Missouri Botanical Garden <http://mobot.mobot.org/cgi-bin/search_pick?w3till=25518924_001.jpg>

Drepanostachyum hookerianum (Munro) P.C. Keng

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria hookeriana ???

ENGLISH : Indian striped bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou ornemental de l'Inde.

Fargesia murielae (Gamble) T. P. Yi (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria murielae Gamble, Sinarundinaria murielae (Gamble) Nakai, Thamnocalamus spathaceus auct. (GRIN)

ENGLISH : Umbrella bamboo.

Photograph of Flower and whole plant at Bamboo Garden Nursery

Hibanobambusa tranquillans (Koidz.) Maruy. & H. Okamura cv. 'Shiroshima'

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys tranquillans (Koidz.) Muroi. f. shiroshima , Semiarundinaria tranquillans Koidz. cv. 'Shiroshima'

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/02hit1.html>

Indosasa crassifolia McClure

SYNONYM(S) : Indosasa crassiflora McClure ?

CHINESE : Da jie zhu.

VIETNAMESE : -.

Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A. & C. Rivière f. punctata

ENGLISH : Sesame-seed bamboo, Cream-dotted bamboo.

JAPANESE : Goma take.

Photograph of dried cane & descriptions (Engl. Jap.) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/various/variousgoma.html>

Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure (GRIN)

ENGLISH : Yellow groove bamboo, Stake and forage bamboo, Zig zag bamboo, Crooked bamboo.

Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure cv. 'Aureocaulis' (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure forma aureocaulis

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/01pha6.html>

Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure f. spectabilis C. D. Chu & C. S. Chao (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure cv. 'Spectabilis'

Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zuccarini

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys quilioi A. & C. Rivère, Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. quilioi (A. & C. Rivère) Camus, Sinoarundinaria reticulata Ohwi.

JAPANESE : Ma dake.

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Allgold' -> Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Castilloni' -> Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. castillonis (Lat.-Marl. ex Carriere) Makino

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Castilloni-inversa' -> Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch var. castilloni-inversa Houz. de Lah.

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Marliaci'

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Marliacea', Phyllostachys marliacea (Mitford) Mitford, Bambusa marliacea Mitford, Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. marliacea (Mitford) Makino, Phyllostachys reticulata var. marliacea (Mitford) Makino

ENGLISH : Wrinkled bamboo, Marliac's bamboo.

JAPANESE : Shibo chiku, Shiwa chiku.

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'White Crookstem' -> x

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. forma. albo-variegata Muroi (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch forma albo-variegata Makino

Photograph at Bamboo Garden Nursery <http://www.bamboogarden.com/beauty.htm>

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. albo-marginata -> Sasa veitchii (Carrière) Rehder that does not appear correct but listed as synonym of Sasa albomarginata by W3TROPICOS, in turn listed as synonym of Sasa veitchii by GRIN.

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. castillonis (Lat.-Marl. ex Carriere) Makino

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys castillonis (Lat.-Marl. ex Carriere) Mitford, Phyllostachys castillonii (Carr.) Mitf., Bambusa castillonii Carr, Bambusa castilloni Marliac., Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Castillon', Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. cv. 'Castillonis', Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. forma castillonis Muroi, Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. castillonis (Carr.) Makino, Phyllostachys castillonis Mitf. , Phyllostachys quilioi A. et C. Riv. var. castillonis

ENGLISH : Castillon bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kin mei chiku.

Photograph at Bamboo Garden Nursery <http://www.bamboogarden.com/cast.htm>

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/01phb1.html>

Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford f. pubescens cv 'Nabeshimana' Muroi

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys heterocycla (CarriSre) Mitford f. nabeshimana (Muroi) Muroi, Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford cv. 'Nabeshimana', Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) Houzeau de Lehaie cv. 'Nabeshimana', Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie var. nabeshimana (Muroi) S. Suzuki , Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford cv. 'Tao Kiang', Sinoarundinaria pubescens (Houzeau de Lehaie) Ohwi. f. nabeshimana Muroi , Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie var. nabeshimana

JAPANESE : Kimmei moso chiku ? are these the correct characters ?.

Photograph of growiing plant at the Bamboo Museum of Kyoto. <http://www.isei.or.jp/Bamboo_Museum/meichiku.html>

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys puberula (Miq.) Munro var. nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Makino, Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. nigra

ENGLISH : Black bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou noir.

ITALIAN : Bambù nero.

JAPANESE : Kurodake, Kuro chiku.

SPANISH : Bambú negro.

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro f. megurochiku Nakai

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) cv. 'Megurochiku' Muroi, Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. henonis (Mitford) Stapf ex Rendle f. megurochiku

ENGLISH : Kubota's bamboo.

JAPANESE : Meguro chiku.

Photograph at Bamboo Garden Nursery <http://www.bamboogarden.com/meguro.htm>

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro f. punctata (Bean) Schelle (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro forma punctata (Bean) Nakai, Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro forma. punctata (Bean) Makino, Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. punctata Bean, Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro cv. 'Punctata', Phyllostachys puberula (Miq.) Munro var. nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Makino forma. nigro-punctata Makino , Phyllostachys puberula (Miq.) Munro var. nigro-punctata H. de Lehaie, Bambusa nigro-punctata hort., Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. punctata Bean

ENGLISH : Black sesame-seed bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kuro goma take.

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/01phn1.html>

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. henonis (Mitford) Stapf ex Rendle (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys henonis Mitford , Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro cv. 'Henon'

CHINESE : Dan zhu (tan chu), Zhu ru (medicinal name), Bai zhu, Jin mao zhu, Mao jin zhu, Dong gua pi zhu, Gan zhu.

ENGLISH : Henon bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ha chiku.

KOREAN : So on tai.

Photograph at Burt Associates <http://www.tiac.net/users/bamboo/henon.jpg>

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. henonis (Mitford) Stapf ex Rendle f. boryana Mitf. (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro var. boryana, Phyllostachys puberula (Miq.) Munro var. boryana (Mitford) Makino (called 'Bory' by B.G.N. is it the same ?)

ENGLISH : Leopard bamboo, Bory bamboo.

JAPANESE : Mon chiku, Unmon chiku.

Photograph at Bamboo Garden Nursery <http://www.bamboogarden.com/bory.htm>

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/00phn4.html>

Photograph of dried cane & descriptions (Engl. Jap.) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/various/variousmon.html>

Phyllostachys nuda McClure (GRIN)

ENGLISH : Nude sheath bamboo, Naked bamboo.

Photograph at Bamboo Garden Nursery <http://www.bamboogarden.com/nuda.htm>

Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie var. heterocycla (Carrière) J. Houz.

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz. var. heterocycla J. Houz., Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford, Phyllostachys pubescens var. heterocycla (Carrière) J. Houz., Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford, Phyllostachys mitis (Lour.) A. et C. Riv. var. heterocycla (Carr.) Makino, Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie. var. heterocycla (Carrière) J. Houz. cv. 'Kikko'

ENGLISH : Tortoise-shell bamboo, Crooked bamboo, Turtle-shell bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kikkou chiku (Kikko chiku, kiku chiku).

Photograph (close-up of growing cane) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/index/pctkikko.GIF>

Photograph of dried cane & descriptions (Engl. Jap.) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/various/variouskikk.html>

Photograph of growiing plant at the Bamboo Museum of Kyoto. <http://www.isei.or.jp/Bamboo_Museum/meichiku.html>

Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch var. castilloni-inversa Houz. de Lah. (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. f. castilloni-inversa Muroi, Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. castilloni-inversa

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/01phb2.html>

Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc. cv. 'AllGold' , Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière var. sulphurea, Bambusa sulfurea Carrière , Phyllostachys viridis R. A. Young) McClure cv. 'Sulphurea'

CHINESE : Jin zhu, Huang jin zhu, Huang pi zhu.

ENGLISH : Robert Ougon bamboo (confused with "Robert Young").

JAPANESE : Ougon kou chiku.

Phyllostachys viridis (R. A. Young) McClure cv. 'Robert Young' (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys viridis (Young) MC Clure. f. youngii C.D. Chu et C.S. Chao., Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière var. viridis R. A. Young (needs checking)

CHINESE : Huang pi lü jin zhu, Huang pi gang zhu.

ENGLISH : Robert Young bamboo.

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/00phv3.html>

Phyllostachys vivax McClure forma aureocaulis N.X. Ma (not in GRIN)

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Germ.) at Der Bambuswald <http://www.bambus.de/bambus/07/sorten/01phv1.html>

Pleioblastus argentostriatus (Regel) Nakai cv. 'Akebono' (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Pleioblastus argentostriatus (Regel) Nakai f. akebono Muroi, Arundinaria argentostriatus (Regel) Vilm. cv. 'Akebono'

Picture at Bamboo Garden Nursery <http://www.bamboogarden.com/akebon.htm>

Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino , Bambusa chino Franch. & Sav. (GRIN) , Nipponocalamus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Nakai , Arundinaria simonii (Carr.) A. & C. Rivière var. chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino

Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino forma murakamianus Muroi (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino cv. 'Murakamianus' , Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino cv. 'Murakamiana'

JAPANESE : Gintai azumane zasa.

Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino var. gracilis cv. 'Variegatus' (Ohrnberger, not in GRIN, not in Tropicos, not in WMasman).

SYNONYM(S) : Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino xxx vaginatus variegatus ?

JAPANESE : Azumane zasa.

Pleioblastus shibuyanus Makino forma tsuboi Muroi (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Pleioblastus shibuyanus Makino cv. 'Tsuboi'

JAPANESE : Ueda zasa (Jap.), Fuiri shibuya (Jap.)

Pleioblastus variegatus (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino (not in GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria variegata (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino

ENGLISH : Dwarf whitestripe bamboo.

Pleioblastus viridistriatus (Regel) Makino (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria viridistriata (Regel) Makino ex Nakai (GRIN) , Pleioblastus viridi-striata (Andre) Makino , Pleioblastus auricoma (Mitf.) D. McClint.

JAPANESE : Kamuro zasa (Jap.)

Sasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino (W3TROPICOS)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

VIETNAMESE : .

Sasa veitchii (Carrière) Rehder

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa veitchii Carrière , Sasa veitchii Makino, Sasa albomarginata (Miq.) Makino & Shibata (W3TROPICOS), Arundinaria veitchii (Carriere) N. E. Br., Arundinaria albo-marginata (Miq.) Makino (W3TROPICOS), Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. albo-marginata Miq.(W3TROPICOS)

ENGLISH : Kuma bamboo grass.

GERMAN : Zwergbambus (not specific enough).

JAPANESE : Kuma zasa.

Semiarundinaria yashadake (Makino) Makino cv. 'Kimmei' ?

ENGLISH : Red-stemmed bamboo ?.

Photograph accessible via Bamboo Sourcery Collector's Price List

<http://home.earthlink.net/~bamboosource/c_list.htm>

 

 

 

 

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