Pleioblastus simonii

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: Pleioblastus
Species: Pleioblastus simonii
Name

Pleioblastus simonii (Carrière) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 147. 1925.
Synonyms

Basionym
Bambusa simonii Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 37: 380. 1866.
Homotypic
Arundinaria simonii (Carrière) Rivière & C.Rivière, Bull. Soc. Acclim. France, sér. 3, 5: 774. 1878.
Nipponocalamus simonii (Carrière) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 18: 364. 1942.
Heterotypic
Bambusa metake André, Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 101. 1866.
Bambusa japonica Rob., Subtrop. Gard.: 74. 1871, nom. superfl.
Bambusa albostriata Lavallée, Énum. Arbres: 306. 1877, nom. nud.
Arundinaria simonii var. variegata Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 116: t. 7146. 1890.
Arundinaria simonii var. albostriata Bean, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 15: 301. 1894.
Arundinaria simonii var. striata Mitford, Bamboo Gard.: 531. 1894.
Arundinaria brachyclada Matsum., Index Pl. Jap. 2(1): 89. 1905.
Arundinaria simonii var. heterophylla Makino & Shiras., Nippon Chik. Dzufu: t. 8, f. 18-24. 1912.
Arundinaria simonii var. albovariegata Makino ex I.Tsuboi, Ill. Jap. Sp. Bamb., ed. 2: t. 96, f. 2. 1916.
Pleioblastus simonii var. heterophyllus (Makino & Shiras.) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 147. 1925.
Pleioblastus simonii var. variegatus (Hook.f.) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 147. 1925.
Pleioblastus diversus Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 11: 370. 1935.
Pleioblastus kiyosumisimonii Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 9: 152. 1940.
Pleioblastus pseudogracilis Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 10: 255. 1941.
Nipponocalamus diversus (Nakai) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 18: 354. 1942.
Nipponocalamus pseudogracilis (Koidz.) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 18: 361. 1942.
Nipponocalamus simonii var. heterophyllus (Makino & Shiras.) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 18: 365. 1942.
Nipponocalamus simonii var. variegatus (Hook.f.) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 18: 364. 1942.
Arundinaria simonii f. variegata (Hook.f.) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 638. 1949.
Nipponocalamus kiyosumisimonii (Koidz.) Honda, Nom. Pl. Jap., ed. emend.: 381. 1957.
Pleioblastus simonii f. kiyosumisimonii (Koidz.) Muroi in J.Sugimoto, New Keys Jap. Trees: 467. 1961.
Pleioblastus simonii f. variegatus (Hook.f.) Muroi in J.Sugimoto, New Keys Jap. Trees: 467. 1961.
Pleioblastus simonii f. akame Muroi, J. Himeji Gakuin Women's Coll. 1: 7. 1974.
Pleioblastus simonii f. aureostriatus Muroi, J. Himeji Gakuin Women's Coll. 1: 7. 1974.
Pleioblastus simonii f. heterophyllus (Makino & Shiras.) Muroi, J. Himeji Gakuin Women's Coll. 1: 7. 1974.
Pleioblastus simonii f. zigzag Satomi, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 28: 32. 1980.
Bambusa simonii var. variegata D.C.McClint., J. Amer. Bamboo Soc. 3: 47. 1983, pro syn.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Great Britain (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Eastern Asia
Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
East Himalaya (introduced).
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Norfolk Islands (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Georgia, Tennessee (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil Southeast (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Nakai, T., 1925. J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 147.

Additional references

Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Links

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pleioblastus simonii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pleioblastus simonii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 30. Reference page. 
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Pleioblastus simonii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 30. Reference page. 

Vernacular names
English: Simon bamboo