Bambusa ventricosa
| Buddha's-belly bamboo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Bambusinae |
| Genus: | Bambusa |
| Species: | B. ventricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Bambusa ventricosa McClure | |
Bambusa ventricosa is a species of bamboo which is native to Vietnam and to Guangdong province in southern China.[1][2] The species is widely cultivated in subtropical regions around the world for the bulbous and ornamental culms. The species is used in bonsai.
Common names include Buddha bamboo and Buddha's-belly bamboo.[3]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 17, 佛肚竹 fo du zhu, Bambusa ventricosa McClure, Lingnan Sci. J. 17: 57. 1938.
- ↑ "Taxon: Bambusa ventricosa McClure". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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