Scientific Name :
Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai
Synonym :
Arundinaria usawae Hayata
Pseudosasa japonica var. purpurascens Nakai
Common Name : Arrow bamboo, Green onion bamboo
Plant Family : Poaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Description : Bamboo type: Running bamboo
Culm sheath: 6 × 1.5 cm, persistent, pubescent, no auricles, ligule present, culm sheath blade lanceolate or linear
Leaves: Lanceolate, apex tapering, arrow like, upto 2.5 × 0.5 cm
Stems: Short stems, slender
Internode distance: 15 to 30 cm
Thorniness: Absent
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : S. Korea, Central & S. Japan.
Uses : Used as sun screen and also as windbreakers
Used in making walls and ceilings.
