Phyllostachys reticulata

Synonyms: Bambusa reticulata Rupr.; Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc.; Phyllostachys quilioi Rivière & C. Rivière.

Thai name: ไผ่ญี่ปุ่น (phai yipun).

English names: Giant Timber Bamboo; Hardy Timber Bamboo; Madake.

Distribution: THAILAND (North), in cultivation at Doi Ang Khang, Chiang Mai Province, introduced from Taiwan or mainland China. — CHINA: from the Yangtze River to the Wuling Mountains, in forests below 1,800 m altitude, often cultivated. — JAPAN: in cultivation. — In cultivation in many countries worldwide. — N. Bystriakova & al., Bamboo Biodiversity, 2003: map 40 (for Phyllostachys bambusoides) [#1342].

Culm size: Height 15 (24) m, diameter 12 (16) cm.

Descriptions:

(1) Kew GrassBase [#1335].

(2) Flora of China [#1303].

(3) Flora of Taiwan [#1106].

Images: Line drawing in Flora of China [#1303]; Flora of Taiwan [#1106]. Photos in AsianFlora (culms) [#1332].