Bambusa multiplex

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 multiplex
Name

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult.f., 1830
Synonyms

Basionym
Arundo multiplex Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 58 (1790).
Homotypic
Arundarbor multiplex (Lour.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 761 (1891).
Bambusa multiplex var. normalis Sasaki, Cat. Governm. Herb. (Form.): 68 (1930), not validly publ.
Leleba multiplex (Lour.) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 14 (1933).
Heterotypic
Ludolfia glaucescens Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 320 (1808).
Arundinaria glaucescens (Willd.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 144 (1812).
Bambusa nana Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 199 (1832).
Ischurochloa floribunda Buse in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh., prepr.: 50 (1854).
Bambusa aurea Siebold ex Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 285 (1866), nom. illeg.
Bambusa sterilis Kurz ex Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 285 (1866), pro syn.
Bambusa caesia Siebold & Zucc. ex Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 89 (1868), pro syn.
Arundarbor aurea Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 761 (1891).
Arundarbor nana (Roxb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 760 (1891).
Triglossum arundinaceum Gamble in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 7: 391 (1896), pro syn.
Bambusa alphonse-karrii Mitford ex Satow, Trans. Asiat. Soc. Japan 27(2): 91 (1899).
Bambusa nana f. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Kawam., J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 23: 2 (1907).
Bambusa nana var. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Kawam., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 287 (1907).
Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 230 (1912).
Bambusa nana f. albovariegata Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26: 28 (1912).
Bambusa nana var. normalis Makino & Shiras., Icon. Bamb. Jap.: 56 (1912), not validly publ.
Bambusa nana var. gracillima E.G.Camus, Bambusées: 121 (1913).
Bambusa nana var. variegata E.G.Camus, Bambusées: 121 (1913).
Bambusa argentea Nehrl. in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 449 (1914).
Bambusa argentea var. vittata Nehrl. in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 449 (1914).
Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 146 (1916).
Bambusa liukiuensis Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 148 (1916).
Bambusa nana var. typica Makino ex I.Tsuboi, Ill. Jap. Sp. Bamb., ed. 2: 43 (1916), not validly publ.
Bambusa nana f. viridistriata Makino ex I.Tsuboi, Ill. Jap. Sp. Bamb., ed. 2: 44 (1916).
Bambusa nana f. vittateargentea Makino ex I.Tsuboi, Ill. Jap. Sp. Bamb., ed. 2: 45 (1916).
Bambusa shimadae Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 151 (1916).
Bambos nana (Roxb.) Hitchc. & Chase, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 401 (1917).
Bambusa multiplex var. shimadae (Hayata) Sasaki, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 21: 118 (1931).
Bambusa floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai, Sci. Educ. (Tokyo) 15(6): 66 (1932).
Bambusa multiplex f. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Nakai, Sci. Educ. (Tokyo) 15(6): 67 (1932).
Leleba dolichomerithalla (Hayata) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 16 (1933).
Leleba floribunda (Buse) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 10 (1933).
Leleba floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 12 (1933).
Leleba liukiuensis (Hayata) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 16 (1933).
Leleba multiplex f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 16 (1933).
Leleba shimadae (Hayata) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 9: 17 (1933).
Leleba amakusensis Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 10: 547 (1934).
Leleba elegans Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 27 (1934).
Bambusa multiplex var. nana (Roxb.) Keng f., Techn. Bull. Natl. Forest. Res. Bur. 8: 17 (1948).
Bambusa multiplex var. riviereorum Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 1: 355 (1952).
Bambusa multiplex f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Hatus. in S.Hatusima & Amano, Fl. Okinawa: 118 (1958).
Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi in J.Sugimoto, New Keys Jap. Trees: 457 (1961).
Bambusa multiplex f. solida Muroi & Maruy. in J.Sugimoto, New Keys Jap. Trees: 457 (1961).
Bambusa multiplex f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi in J.Sugimoto, New Keys Jap. Trees: 457 (1961).
Bambusa glaucescens f. albostriata Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 9 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 9 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. alphonso-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Hatus., Fl. Ryukyus: 854 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 9 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. fu-komachi Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 10 (1971), no type cited.
Bambusa glaucescens f. midori Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 10 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. solida (Muroi & Maruy.) Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 10 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 10 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi & Sugim., Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 16: 10 (1971).
Bambusa glaucescens f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara, Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 17: 7 (1972).
Bambusa glaucescens f. kimmei-suhou Muroi & Kasahara, Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 17: 7 (1972), no type cited.
Bambusa glaucescens f. midori-beni Muroi & H.Hamada, Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 17: 7 (1972), no type cited.
Bambusa glaucescens f. shirosuji Muroi & H.Okamura, Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 17: 7 (1972).
Bambusa glaucescens f. tukushi-komachi Muroi & Yu.Tanaka, Rep. Fuji Bamboo Gard. 17: 7 (1972), no type cited.
Bambusa multiplex f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi, J. Himeji Gakuin Women's Coll. 1: 1 (1974).
Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum (Maire) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung, Phytologia 52: 257 (1982).
Bambusa glaucescens var. shimadae (Hayata) L.C.Chia & But, Phytologia 52: 258 (1982).
Bambusa multiplex var. lutea T.H.Wen, J. Bamboo Res. 1(1): 31 (1982).
Bambusa strigosa T.H.Wen, J. Bamboo Res. 1(1): 31 (1982).
Bambusa multiplex var. incana B.M.Yang, J. Hunan Teacher's Coll. (Nat. Sci. Ed.) 6: 77 (1983).
Bambusa textilis var. persistens B.M.Yang, J. Hunan Teacher's Coll. (Nat. Sci. Ed.) 6: 78 (1983).
Bambusa glaucescens var. lutea (T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen, J. Bamboo Res. 4(2): 16 (1985).
Bambusa multiplex var. solida B.M.Yang, J. Hunan Teacher's Coll. (Nat. Sci. Ed.) 11: 235 (1988), nom. illeg.
Bambusa albifolia T.H.Wen & J.J.Hua, J. Bamboo Res. 8(1): 20 (1989).
Bambusa pubivaginata W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu, J. Bamboo Res. 11(1): 29 (1992).
Bambusa glaucescens var. pubivagina (W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng) N.H.Xia, J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 1: 10 (1993).
Bambusa glaucescens f. solida K.J.Mao & C.H.Zhao, J. Bamboo Res. 12(2): 21 (1993), nom. illeg.
Bambusa multiplex var. pubivagina W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng, J. Bamboo Res. 12(2): 35 (1993).
Bambusa glaucescens var. floribunda (Buse) Hatus., Fl. Ryukyus, ed. 2: 242 (1994).
Bambusa multiplex var. gracillima (E.G.Camus) Sad.Suzuki, J. Jap. Bot. 69: 34 (1994).
Bambusa multiplex var. strigosa (T.H.Wen) Keng f. ex Q.F.Zheng & Y.M.Lin, Fl. Fujianica 6: 40 (1995).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Räuschel, E.A. ex Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, 1930. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1350

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 multiplex in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 21. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Bambusa multiplex. 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 21. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Bambusa multiplex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 August 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Bambusa multiplex. Published online. Accessed: August 21 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bambusa multiplex in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
English: hedge bamboo
中文（臺灣）: 蓬莱竹

Bambusa multiplex is a species of bamboo native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. It is also naturalized in Iraq, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, the Indian subcontinent, parts of South America, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

B. multiplex forms a medium-sized clump with slender culms (stems) and dense foliage. This bamboo is suitable for hedges and live fences since the stems and foliage form a dense growth that create an effective barrier. The height of the stems under ideal conditions is about 10 ft. Propagation is through rhizome offsets and rooted culm (stem) cuttings. Micro propagation too is feasible through axillary bud proliferation.
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 30, 孝顺竹 xiao shun zhu, Bambusa multiplex (Loureiro) Raeuschel ex Schultes & J. H. Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1350. 1830.
Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.