Pseudosasa

Pseudosasa Makino ex Nakai, 1925

  • Type: Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai, 1925
  • Synonym: Yadakeya Makino, 1929, nom. illeg.
  • Suprageneric classification: subtribe Arundinariinae Nees ex Lindl., 1836; Benth., 1881; tribe Arundinarieae Asch. & Graebn., 1902; subfamily Bambusoideae Luerss., 1893; family Poaceae Barnhart, 1895 (nom. alt.: Gramineae Juss., 1789); superorder Lilianae Takht., 1967; order Poales Small, 1903. — Soreng & al., 2017 [#1252b] — Y. X. Zhang, C. Guo & D. Z. Li, 2020 [#1327].
  • Infrageneric classification:
  • Pseudosasa subg. Pseudosasa: "Culm internodes moderately deeply grooved above branches. Branch initially solitary, with basal nodes compressed but without buds, laterals only arising from nodes further from culm. Culm sheaths persistent. Pedicels glabrous." Distribution: 2 species, native to Japan and Korea (1 species, Pseudosasa japonica, introduced to Thailand). — Flora of China.
  • Pseudosasa subg. Sinicae: "Culm internodes terete, rarely grooved. Branches initially 3 per node at mid-culm, very erect. Culm sheaths deciduous. Pedicels pubescent." Distribution: 17 species, China. — Flora of China.
  • References: Zheng-de Zhu, De-Zhu Li & Chris Stapleton, Flora of China.