Phyllostachys nigra
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| Black bamboo in Bambouseraie de Prafrance at Générargues, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllostachys |
| Species: | P. nigra
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllostachys nigra | |
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Phyllostachys nigra, commonly known as black bamboo,[2] is a species of bamboo, native to Hunan Province of China, and is widely cultivated elsewhere.[3]
Growing up to 25 m (82 ft) tall by 30 cm (1 ft) broad, it forms clumps of slender arching canes which turn black after two or three seasons. The abundant lance-shaped leaves are 4–13 cm (2–5 in) long.
Numerous forms and cultivars are available for garden use. The species [4] and the form P. nigra f. henonis[5] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6] The form henonis is also known as Henon bamboo[5] and as cultivar 'Henon'.[7]
Uses[]
It is used for lumber (timber), food, and musical instruments, among other things, in areas of China where it is native and also worldwide.
Phytochemistry[]
A 2008 study from Zhejiang University, in China, isolated several flavone C-glycosides on black bamboo leaves, including orientin, homoorientin, vitexin and isovitexin.[8]
References[]
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Phyllostachys nigra". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Zheng-ping Wang and Chris Stapleton. "Phyllostachys nigra (Loddiges ex Lindley) Munro". Flora of China Online. Vol. 22.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Phyllostachys nigra". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b "RHS Plant Selector - Phyllostachys nigra f. henonis". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 78. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Bamboo Species Source List". American Bamboo Society. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Isolation and purification of four flavone C-glycosides from antioxidant of bamboo leaves by macroporous resin column chromatography and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. Yu Zhang, Jingjing Jiao, Chengmei Liu, Xiaoqin Wu and Ying Zhang, Food Chemistry, 1 April 2008,, Volume 107, Issue 3, Pages 1326–1336, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.09.037
External links[]
Media related to Phyllostachys nigra at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Phyllostachys nigra at Wikispecies- "Phyllostachys nigra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- John Lindley (1835). "Description of Bambusa nigra". The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 3. p. 357.
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