Pseudosasa amabilis

Botanical Description

Pseudosasa amabilis is an evergreen bamboo that can grow 6 - 13 metres tall; the erect, woody culms are 20 - 60mm in diameter with thin-walled internodes are 30 - 40cm long, occasionally to 50cm[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The rhizomes are elongated, the plant having a running habit that can produce new canes some distance from the main clump, especially in warm climates. This tendency to run, however, is somewhat curtailed in cooler climates, where new shoot production can be rather reduced. The plant is widely cultivated in plantations for its high quality stems which are of high mechanical quality - large quantities are exported to other countries of SE Asia and the United States[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].