Indocalamus tessellatus

Indocalamus tessellatus, the large-leaved bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to China. A medium-sized, hardy evergreen bamboo growing to 2 m (6.6 ft), it forms a clump of broad leaves 60 cm (24 in) long and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) wide – the broadest of any bamboo – which cause the slender cane to bend under their weight. Though hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F) and able to survive conditions in most of the UK, it prefers a sheltered site in semi-shade with moist, rich soil. Given the best conditions possible, it will eventually form large thickets or groves, but can be kept in a large container.[3] In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

Indocalamus tessellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Indocalamus
Species:	I. tessellatus
Binomial name
Indocalamus tessellatus (Munro) Keng f.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Arundinaria ragamowskii Bambusa tessellata Sasa tessellata Sasamorpha tessellata

References

1. "Indocalamus tessellatus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
2. "Indocalamus tessellatus (Munro) Keng f." The Plant List. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
3. Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 568. ISBN 9781405332965.
4. "RHS Plantfinder – Indocalamus tessellatus". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
5. "AGM Plants – Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 52. Retrieved 12 March 2018.