Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Bambusoideae Order Poales | Family Poaceae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Semiarundinaria, Pseudosasa, Pleioblastus, Shibataea, Chimonobambusa |
× Phyllosasa is a nothogenus (genus of hybrid origin) of Japanese bamboo in the grass family.
It consists of a single nothospecies of bamboo, Phyllosasa tranquillans, native to woodland in southern Honshu in Japan. It is considered to be a hybrid between Phillostachys nigra var. henonsis and Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis.
It is a spreading, clump-forming bamboo growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall, with very dark green leaves 25 cm (10 in) or more in length. The variegated cultivar 'Shiroshima' is found in cultivation.
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