Indocalamus tessellatus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Arundinarieae
Subtribus: Arundinariinae
Genus: Indocalamus
Species: Indocalamus tessellatus
Name

Indocalamus tessellatus (Munro) Keng f.
References

Y.-L. Keng, Clav. gen. spec. gram. sinic. 152. 1957
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Indocalamus tessellatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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]
References

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