Phyllostachys nigra
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| Phyllostachys nigra | |
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| Black bamboo in Bambouseraie de Prafrance at Générargues, Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, France | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Superphylum: | Spermatophyta |
| (unranked): | Angiospermae Lindley[1] [P.D. Cantino & M.J. Donoghue][2] |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Supertribe: | Bambusodae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Shibataeinae |
| Genus: | Phyllostachys |
| Species: | P. nigra |
| Subspecies: | P. n. var. nigra, P. n. var. punctacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro |
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Phyllostachys nigra or black bamboo is a major Phyllostachys species of bamboo.
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[edit] Uses
It is used for lumber, food, and musical instruments, among other things, in areas of China where it is native and worldwide. Unlike golden bamboo, it is not considered an invasive species in the United States.[3] In Rwanda, it is being used to boost the economy[citation needed].
[edit] Botany
See text in: Bamboo, Phyllostachys
[edit] Biochemistry
Cynaroside, orientin and vitexin have been found in P. nigra.
[edit] References
- ^ Lindley, J (1830). Introduction to the Natural System of Botany. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. xxxvi.
- ^ Cantino, Philip D.; James A. Doyle, Sean W. Graham, Walter S. Judd, Richard G. Olmstead, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, & Michael J. Donoghue (2007). "Towards a phylogenetic nomenclature of Tracheophyta". Taxon 56 (3): E1–E44.
- ^ [http://www.invasive.org/weedcd/html/grasses.htm
[edit] External links
| Wikispecies has information related to: Phyllostachys nigra |
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- "Phyllostachys nigra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=504360.
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