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Phyllostachys

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Noun1.Phyllostachys - medium and large bamboos
genus Phyllostachys
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Bambuseae, tribe Bambuseae - bamboos
fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea - small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra - small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, madake, Phyllostachys bambusoides - large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere
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Generally, moso bamboo, also called Phyllostachys pubescens, is the type utilized for industrial harvest.
Bamboo Paneling Will Enhance Your House Beauty by Dave Text / Home improvement and landscaping community
Dan has a 30ft hedge of black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) and a big clump of Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens, an extremely hardy bamboo with straight green culms and lush foliage, which he uses to hide some unsightly garages next door.
Bloom with a view of the Orient by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Pearson himself has a 30ft hedge of black bamboo (Phyl-lostachys nigra) and a big clump of Phyllostachys viridiglauces-cens, an extremely hardy bamboo with straight green culms and lush foliage, which he uses to hide some unsightly garages next door.
Just crazy for bomboo; Gardening by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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