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Bambusa
Sign in to saveBambusa is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of Bambusa are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft).
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Bambusa is a genus of plants within the family Poaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Bambusinae and is classified in the order Poales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The genus is part of the kingdom Plantae and produces fruit of the caryopsis type. Common names for this taxon include bamboo, 簕竹属, 箣竹属, and 山白竹属.
Records of Bambusa have been documented in Mexico, Thailand, the Philippines, the United States, and Brazil. These records are held by institutions such as UNICACH, CICY, INECOL, FCN-UAQ, and ANSP. The genus has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
簕竹属（学名：Bambusa），又称刺竹属，禾本目禾本科的一属，是竹亚科竹族中的一个大属，有约137种和多数培育变种，原产于亚洲的热带和亚热带的季风湿热地区，多数品种植株矮小丛生，也有几种高大品种，有多种园艺观赏品种。在中国，主要生长在长江以南各地，但目前许多观赏品种已经被引种到北方，以及欧洲、美洲各地。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,101
- With media
- 1,498
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- UNICACH, CICY, INECOL, FCN-UAQ, ANSP, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, United States, Brazil, Peru, Indonesia
Research
857 papers- Bambusa vulgaris starch: Characterization and technological properties.Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2020
- Bambusa vulgaris leaves reverse mitochondria dysfunction in diabetic rats through modulation of mitochondria biogenic genes.Hormone molecular biology and clinical investigation · 2023
- Male sterility in Bambusa tuldoides Munro.Protoplasma · 2020
- Cloning and characterization of the Bambusa oldhamii BoMDH-encoded malate dehydrogenase.Protein expression and purification · 2020
- Exploring phylogenetic relationships within the subgenera of Bambusa based on DNA barcodes and morphological characteristics.Scientific reports · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bambusinae
- Image
- Bambusa oldhamii form.jpg
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- Bambusa
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- Bambusa
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Bambusa
- taxon common name
- bambus
- has fruit type
- caryopsis
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- Template:Taxonomy/Bambusa
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Fossil record
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- References
Bambusa is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of Bambusa are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft).
They are native to Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, Taiwan, the Himalayas, New Guinea, Melanesia, and the Northern Territory of Australia. They are also reportedly naturalized in other regions, e.g. Africa, Americas, and various oceanic islands.
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