Phyllostachys heterocycla

Phyllostachys heterocycla f. heterocycla

  • Phyllostachys heterocycla
  • Phyllostachys heterocycla
  • Phyllostachys heterocycla
  • Phyllostachys heterocycla
  • Flower name
    Phyllostachys heterocycla
  • Scientific name
    Phyllostachys heterocycla f. heterocycla
  • Alias
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August

What is Phyllostachys heterocycla

Phyllostachys heterocycla, the kikko-chiku, or tortoise shell bamboo, scientific name: Phyllostachys heterocycla f. heterocycla, is a mutation of the Moso bamboo, scientific name:Phyllostachys heterocycla f. pubescens), which has slanted nodes like the shell of a turtle. The unusual shape of this bamboo is highly prized in gardens. The unusual shape of this bamboo is highly prized, and it is planted in gardens and used as a material for the crafts of Kyoto famous bamboo.

Common name: Phyllostachys heterocycla , scientific name: Phyllostachys heterocycla f. heterocycla, aka:Kikko-chiku, place of origin: China, environment: thicket, pole height: 25-28 m, pole thickness: 20 cm, culm color: green to yellowish green, leaf color: green, flowering season: May to August (rarely blooms), life span: 120 years, uses: garden, material for Kyoto famous bamboo crafts.


  • Order
    Poales
  • Family
    Poaceae
  • Genus
    Phyllostachys
  • Species
    P. heterocycla
  • Type of flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Thread-like
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typePerennial,mutation of the Moso bamboo (large bamboo)
  • Flower colors
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height2500.0 ~ 2800.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.3 ~ 0.5 cm

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