Phyllosasa

× Phyllosasa is a nothogenus (genus of hybrid origin) of Japanese bamboo in the grass family.[3][4]

Phyllosasa
× Phyllosasa tranquillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Poaceae
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Arundinarieae
Genus:
× Phyllosasa

Demoly
Binomial name
× Phyllosasa tranquillans
(Koidz.) Demoly
Synonyms[1][2]
  • × Hibanobambusa Maruy. & H.Okamurak, not validly published
  • Semiarundinaria × tranquillans Koidz.
  • Sinarundinaria × tranquillans (Koidz.) Muroi
  • Phyllostachys × tranquillans (Koidz.) Muroi
  • × Hibanobambusa tranquillans (Koidz.) Maruy. & H.Okamura
  • Sinarundinaria × nipponica Muroi
  • × Hibanobambusa tranquillans f. kimmei Muroi

It consists of a single nothospecies of bamboo, Phyllosasa tranquillans, native to woodland in southern Honshu in Japan.[5][6] It is considered to be a hybrid between Phyllostachys nigra var. henonsis and Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis.[6]

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.[7]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. The International Plant Names Index
  3. Demoly, Jean-Pierre 1995. Bambou; periodique illustre 21: 14
  4. Tropicos, × Phyllosasa Demoly
  5. Ohrnberger, D. (1999). The Bamboos of the World. Elsevier Science. p. 596. ISBN 978-0-444-50020-5.
  6. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  7. "RHS Plant Selector - Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'". Retrieved 10 June 2013.


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