Scientific Name :
Pleioblastus variegatus (J.Dix) Makino
Synonym :
Bambusa variegata J.Dix
Pleioblastus fortunei (Van Houtte) Nakai
Common Name : Dwarf White-Striped Bamboo, Chigo Zasa
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Running bamboo
Culm sheath: Upto 12 × 5 cm, brownish hairs, white above, shiny and white beneath, leaf blade 0.5 cm, auricles small rounded
Leaves: Lanceolate, tapering apex, white strips on leaves, variegated, upto to 20 × 1.5 cm, apex tapering, branches drooping
Stems: Extensively branched, bushy appearance, stems short
Internode distance: 15 to 18 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Central & S. Japan.
Uses : Used as ground cover
Also used as building material and in paper making
