Pseudosasa japonica

Pseudosasa japonica
Pseudosasa japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Arundinariinae
Genus: Pseudosasa
Species: P. japonica
Binomial name
Pseudosasa japonica
(Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai [1]
Synonyms
  • Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.
  • Sasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino
  • Yadakeya japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino[1][2]
  • Arundinaria japonica Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

Pseudosasa japonica, common names Arrow bamboo[2] and Japanese arrow bamboo, is a species of bamboo.

Common Name

Pseudosasa japonica's common name, "arrow bamboo" or "Japanese arrow bamboo" results from the Japanese Samurai using its hard and stiff canes for their arrows.[3]

Distribution

This species is native to Japan in Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, as well as Korea.

In the United States it is found in USDA Plantzones 10 through 6, (ie: Florida to New York).[3]

Gardening Uses

This cold hardy bamboo species (tolerant to 0°F/-17.7°C) grows well both in shade and also in full sun. The culms are typically yellow-brown and it has palmfont-like leaves. Pseudosasa japonica does very well in containers and salty air near the ocean. Because it tends to be more shade tolerant than other bamboo species it is often used by gardeners as an understory to a tree-lined living fence.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 "ITIS Standard Report Page: Pseudosasa japonica". Itis.gov. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  2. 1 2 "PLANTS Profile for Pseudosasa japonica (arrow bamboo) | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cape May Bamboo - Pseudosasa Japonica (Japanese Arrow Bamboo)". Retrieved 2012-03-11.

Further reading


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