Schizostachyum glaucifolium

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: Melocanninae
Genus: Schizostachyum
Species: Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Name

Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro
Vernacular names
English: Polynesian 'ohe
References

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 26:137. 1868
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schizostachyum glaucifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Schizostachyum glaucifolium, common name Polynesian ʻohe,[3] is a species of bamboo.[2]

Distribution

This species is native to the South-Central Pacific, from the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands in French Polynesia, as well as in the Southwestern Pacific in the Samoan Islands and Fiji.[1] It is an introduced species in Hawaii.[1]
Habitat

This species prefers tropical or subtropical climates.[4] It can be found mainly along the banks of rivers and streams and on hillsides, at an elevation of 0–900 metres (0–2,953 ft) above sea level.[5]
Description

Schizostachyum glaucifolium can reach a typical height of 15 metres (49 ft) and a culm diameter of 8 centimetres (3.1 in). This evergreen clump-forming bamboo shows thin walls, long internodes and yellow woody culms with green stripes.[4][5]
Human culture

These bamboos have been used in French Polynesia by ancient Polynesians for its many uses (baskets, mats, musical instruments, small containers, fishing rods, etc.).[5]
Importance

On the French Polynesian island of Mo'orea, thickets of these bamboo are likely the exclusive breeding habitat of the Moorea reed warbler. Development, overharvesting, and the invasive Miconia have severely depleted these thickets, and the warbler is now critically endangered.[6]
See also

Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia

References

Brummitt, N. (2013). "Schizostachyum glaucifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44393126A44544960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44393126A44544960.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
"Schizostachyum glaucifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2011-08-30.
"PLANTS Profile for Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Polynesian 'ohe) | USDA PLANTS". Plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
Bambooland
Useful tropical plants

BirdLife International (2019). "Acrocephalus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735588A154471605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22735588A154471605.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

Further reading

Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2.
Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
Parham, J. W. 1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i.