Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Semiarundinaria fastuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Shibataeinae
Genus: Semiarundinaria
Species: S. fastuosa
Binomial name
Semiarundinaria fastuosa
(Lat.-Marl. ex Mitford) Makino ex Nakai[1]

Semiarundinaria fastuosa, common names Narihira bamboo,[1][2] Narihira cane, and Narihiradake,[3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to Japan. Growing to 7 m (23 ft) tall by 2 m (7 ft) broad, it is a vigorous, evergreen bamboo with dark green cylindrical canes and dense tufts of lanceolate, glossy green leaves, up to 20 cm (8 in) long.[5]

In cultivation it is useful as an architectural plant or screen. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]

The specific epithet fastuosa is Latin for "proud".[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Semiarundinaria fastuosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "The Global Compendium of Weeds: Semiarundinaria fastuosa (Mitford) Makino". Sain.sunsite.utk.edu. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  4. "National Agricultural Library Digital Repository - Document Display". Naldr.nal.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  5. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - Semiarundinaria fastuosa". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  7. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.

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