Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Leleba vulgaris (Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.) Nakai; Arundarbor blancoi (Steud.) Kuntze; Arundarbor fera (Oken) Kuntze; Arundarbor mitis (Lour.) Kuntze; Arundarbor monogyna (Blanco) Kuntze; Arundarbor striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kuntze; Arundo fera Oken; Arundo mitis Lour.; Bambos mitis (Lour.) Poir.; Bambusa auriculata Kurz; Bambusa blancoi Steud.; Bambusa fera (Oken) Miq.; Bambusa humilis Rchb. ex Rupr.; Bambusa latiflora (Balansa) T.Q.Nguyen; Bambusa madagascariensis Rivière & C.Rivière; Bambusa mitis (Lour.) Steud.; Bambusa mitis Blanco; Bambusa monogyna Blanco; Bambusa nguyenii Ohrnb.; Bambusa sieberi Griseb.; Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl.; Bambusa surinamensis Rupr.; Bambusa thouarsii (Raspail) Kunth; Bambusa vulgaris var. aureovariegata Beadle; Bambusa vulgaris var. latiflora Balansa; Bambusa vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Gamble; Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata Rivière & C.Rivière; Bambusa vulgaris f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) McClure; Bambusa vulgaris f. waminii T.H.Wen; Bambusa wamin E.G.Camus; Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) Kurz; Leleba vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Nakai; Nastus thouarsii Raspail; Nastus viviparus Raspail; Oxytenanthera auriculata (Kurz) Prain; Phyllostachys mitis (Lour.) Rivière & C.Rivière
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.
  • Common name : Golden Bamboo, Yellow bamboo
  • Vernacular name :
    • Udha-bans (Marathi)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Grown in homesteads and parks
  • Comments / notes : Flowers once in 20 years, often planted in gardens; also cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : July-February
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 6-11-1976, 21-4-1976
  • Collection Nos : SJC 19254, SJC 18904
  • Collection Locality : Dandeli, Uttara Kannada district
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Ahmednagar district, Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Pune district, Satara district, Sindhudurg district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
  • Native : Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 276
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Bambusa vulgaris. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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