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Taxon:  Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carriere) Mitford



Summary
Genus:
Phyllostachys
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Arundinarieae
Subtribe:
Arundinariinae
Nomen number:
28166
Place of publication:
Bamboo Gard. 160. 1896
Comment:
  • = P. edulis ‘Heterocycla’ or ‘Kikko-chiku’
  • though an unstable sport, not a true cultivar
Verified:
01/14/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  2. Li, Z.-h. & M. Kobayashi. 2004. Plantation future of bamboo in China. J. Forest. Res. (Harbin) 15:233-242.
  3. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  4. Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
  5. Ohwi, J. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). 1965
  6. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Common names
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28166. Accessed 27 May 2026.

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