| Phyllostachys edulis | |
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| Bamboo forest | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllostachys |
| Species: | P. edulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllostachys edulis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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).
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Phyllostachys edulis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lewis, Daphne; Carol A. Miles (2008). Farming Bamboo. Lulu.com. pp. 155–165. ISBN 978-1-4357-0131-1.
- ^ "What is Viscose From Bamboo". bamboounderwear.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.