| × Phyllosasa | |
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| × Phyllosasa tranquillans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | × Phyllosasa Demoly |
| Species: | × P. tranquillans |
| Binomial name | |
| × Phyllosasa tranquillans (Koidz.) Demoly | |
| Synonyms | |
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× Phyllosasa is a nothogenus (genus of hybrid origin) of Japanese bamboo in the grass family.
It consists of a single nothospecies of bamboo, × Phyllosasa tranquillans, native to woodland in southern Honshu in Japan. It is considered to be a hybrid between Phyllostachys nigra var. henonsis and Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis.
It is a spreading, clump-forming bamboo growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall, with very dark green leaves 25 cm (10 in) or more in length. The variegated cultivar 'Shiroshima' is found in cultivation.
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- The International Plant Names Index
- Demoly, Jean-Pierre 1995. Bambou; periodique illustre 21: 14
- Tropicos, × Phyllosasa Demoly
- Ohrnberger, D. (1999). The Bamboos of the World. Elsevier Science. p. 596. ISBN 978-0-444-50020-5.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Hibanobambusa tranquillans 'Shiroshima'". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| ×Phyllosasa | |
| ×Phyllosasa tranquillans | |
| Hibanobambusa | |
| Hibanobambusa tranquillans | |
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