Bambusa ventricosa

Buddha's-belly bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Supertribe:	Bambusodae
Tribe:	Bambuseae
Subtribe:	Bambusinae
Genus:	Bambusa
Species:	B. ventricosa
Binomial name
	Bambusa ventricosa; McClure

Bambusa ventricosa is a species of bamboo which is native to Vietnam and to Guangdong province in southern China.^[1]^[2] The species is widely cultivated in subtropical regions around the world for the bulbous and ornamental culms. The species is used in bonsai.

Common names include Buddha bamboo and Buddha's-belly bamboo.^[3]

References

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 17, 佛肚竹 fo du zhu, Bambusa ventricosa McClure, Lingnan Sci. J. 17: 57. 1938.
^ "Taxon: Bambusa ventricosa McClure". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 17, 佛肚竹 fo du zhu, Bambusa ventricosa McClure, Lingnan Sci. J. 17: 57. 1938.

[grin-3] "Taxon: Bambusa ventricosa McClure". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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