Phyllostachys edulis

Phyllostachys edulis
Bamboo forest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Phyllostachys
Species:
P. edulis
Binomial name
Phyllostachys edulis
Synonyms[1]
  • Bambos moosoo Siebold
  • Bambusa edulis Carrière
  • Bambusa heterocycla Carrière
  • Bambusa mitis Carrière
  • Bambusa pubescens Pradelle
  • Phyllostachys bicolor Crouzet
  • Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum., 1895
  • Phyllostachys pubescens (Pradelle) Mazel ex J.Houz., 1908
Bamboo shoots

Phyllostachys edulis, the mōsō bamboo,[2] or tortoise-shell bamboo,[2] or mao zhu (Chinese: 毛竹; pinyin: máozhú), (Japanese: モウソウチク), (Chinese: 孟宗竹) is a temperate species of giant timber bamboo native to China and Taiwan and naturalised elsewhere, including Japan where it is widely distributed from south of Hokkaido to Kagoshima.[3] The edulis part of the Latin name refers to its edible shoots. This bamboo can reach heights of up to 28 m (92 ft).[4] This particular species of bamboo is the most common species used in the bamboo textile industry of China and other countries,[5] for the production of rayon. Moso is less cold-hardy than many phyllostachys, surviving at a reduced height down to 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 °C).

  1. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Phyllostachys edulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ Zheng-ping Wang & Chris Stapleton. "Phyllostachys edulis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ^ Lewis, Daphne; Carol A. Miles (2008). Farming Bamboo. Lulu.com. pp. 155–165. ISBN 978-1-4357-0131-1.
  5. ^ "What is Viscose From Bamboo". bamboounderwear.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.