Bambusa multiplex

Bambusa multiplex
at Kerala Forest Research Institute Veluppadam, Kerala, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Bambusa
Species:	B. multiplex
Binomial name
Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f.
Synonyms[1]
Arundo multiplex Lour. Arundarbor multiplex (Lour.) Kuntze Bambusa multiplex var. normalis Sasaki Leleba multiplex (Lour.) Nakai Ludolfia glaucescens Willd. Arundinaria glaucescens (Willd.) P.Beauv. Bambusa nana Roxb. Bambusa sterilis Kurz ex Miq. Bambusa caesia Siebold & Zucc. ex Munro Arundarbor aurea Kuntze Arundarbor nana (Roxb.) Kuntze Triglossum arundinaceum Gamble Bambusa alphonse-karrii Mitford ex Satow Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. Bambusa argentea Nehrl. Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata Bambusa liukiuensis Hayata Bambusa shimadae Hayata Leleba dolichomerithalla (Hayata) Nakai Leleba floribunda (Buse) Nakai Leleba liukiuensis (Hayata) Nakai Leleba shimadae (Hayata) Nakai Leleba amakusensis Nakai Leleba elegans Koidz. Bambusa strigosa T.H.Wen Bambusa albifolia T.H.Wen & J.J.Hua Bambusa pubivaginata W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu

Kerala Forest Research Institute

Bambusa multiplex is a species of bamboo native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. It is also naturalized in Iraq, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, the Indian subcontinent, parts of South America, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 30, 孝顺竹 xiao shun zhu, Bambusa multiplex (Loureiro) Raeuschel ex Schultes & J. H. Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1350. 1830.
3. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
4. Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
5. Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
6. Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
7. Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.