Bambusa beecheyana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Bambusinae
Genus: Bambusa
Species: Bambusa beecheyana
Name

Bambusa beecheyana Munro, 1868
Synonyms

Homotypic
Arundarbor beecheyana (Munro) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 761 (1891).
Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure, Lingnan Univ. Sci. Bull. 9: 67 (1940).
Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana (Munro) Keng f., J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 12 (1983).
Neosinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) Keng f. & T.H.Wen, J. Bamboo Res. 4(2): 18 (1985).
Heterotypic
Bambusa verticillata Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: 254 (1838), nom. illeg.
Sinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens P.F.Li, Sunyatsenia 6: 205 (1946).
Sinocalamus pubescens (P.F.Li) Keng f., J. Nanjing Univ., Nat. Sci. Ed. 1962(1): 37 (1962).
Bambusa beecheyana var. pubescens (P.F.Li) W.C.Lin, Bull. Taiwan Forest Res. Inst. 6: 1 (1964).
Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana var. pubescens (P.F.Li) Keng f., J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 12 (1983).
Neosinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens (P.F.Li) Keng f. & T.H.Wen, J. Bamboo Res. 4(2): 18 (1985).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Munro, W., 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 26: 108

Additional references

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Bambusa beecheyana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Bambusa beecheyana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Bambusa beecheyana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 August 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bambusa beecheyana. Published online. Accessed: August 19 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bambusa beecheyana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
English: Beechey's bamboo
svenska: silkesbambu
中文: 吊丝球竹, 大头典竹

Bambusa beecheyana is a species of Bambusa bamboo.[1][2][3]

Synonyms

Arundarbor beecheyana (Munro) Kuntze
Bambusa beecheyana var. beecheyana
Bambusa beecheyana var. pubescens (P.F.Li) W.C.Lin
Bambusa verticillata Hook. & Arn. [Illegitimate]
Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana (Munro) Keng f.
Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana var. pubescens (P.F.Li) Keng f.
Neosinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) Keng f. & T.H.Wen
Neosinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens (P.F.Li) Keng f. & T.H.Wen
Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure
Sinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens W.T.Lin
Sinocalamus pubescens (P.F. Li) Keng f.

Distribution

Bambusa beecheyana is found in Southern China to Indo-China and Taiwan.[4]
Description

Bambusa beecheyana is perennial and caespitose with short rhizomes. Its culms are erect, allowing it to grow 600 cm in height.[5]
References

"Bambusa beecheyana Munro — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
"Plants Profile for Bambusa beecheyana (Beechey's bamboo)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
Ohrnberger, D. (1999-01-29). The Bamboos of the World: Annotated Nomenclature and Literature of the Species and the Higher and Lower Taxa. Elsevier. ISBN 9780080542386.
"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
"Kew Gardens". Retrieved September 21, 2017.