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Fargesia murielae

(Umbrella Bamboo)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Chinese:

Shen Nong Jian Zhu, Xiao Zhu

Common Names in English:

Umbrella Bamboo, Giant Panda Fodder Bamboo, Shennong Arrow Bamboo

Common Names in German:

Gartenbambus, Schirmbambus (As F Spathacea)

Description

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Physical Description

Flowers: Flower Color: green

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 15-20' tall.

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Space 36-48" apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Light Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Commelinidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Juncanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Poales () - Small, 1903
        Family: Gramineae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Bambusoideae ()
        Tribe: Bambuseae ()
        Subtribe: Arundinariinae ()
        Genus: Fargesia () - Linnaeus, 1753
        Specific epithet: murielae - (Gamble) T.P.Yi
        Botanical name: - Fargesia murielae (Gamble) T.P.Yi

Notes

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Fargesia

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

F. angustissima (Oily Bamboo) · F. cuspidata (Kwangsi Umbrella Bamboo) · F. denudata (Giant Panda Fodder Bamboo) · F. dracocephala (Dragons Head Bamboo) · F. ferax (Prolific Chinacane) · F. fractiflexa (Broom Bamboo) · F. murielae (Umbrella Bamboo) · F. murielae 'Jonnys Gigant' (Umbrella Bamboo 'jonnys Gigant') · F. murielae 'Osako' (Umbrella Bamboo 'osako') · F. nitida (Blue Fountain Bamboo) · F. pauciflora (Giant Panda Fodder Bamboo) · F. robusta (Bamboo) · F. robusta 'Pingwu' (Bamboo) · F. rufa (Hardy Bamboo) · F. rufa 'Green Panda' (Hardy Bamboo) · F. scabrida (Coarse-Flowered Hollow Bamboo) · F. spathacea (Common Umbrella Bamboo)

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 17, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 05, 2007:

UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15757233
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:912473-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 739506

Last Revised: 2012-04-24