Indocalamus tessellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Indocalamus
Species:
I. tessellatus
Binomial name
Indocalamus tessellatus
(Munro) Keng f.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Arundinaria ragamowskii
  • Bambusa tessellata
  • Sasa tessellata
  • Sasamorpha tessellata

Indocalamus tessellatus, the large-leaved bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to China. A medium-sized, hardy evergreen bamboo growing to 2 m (6.6 ft), it forms a clump of broad leaves 60 cm (24 in) long and up to 10 cm (3.9 in) wide – the broadest of any bamboo – which cause the slender cane to bend under their weight. Though hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F) and able to survive conditions in most of the UK, it prefers a sheltered site in semi-shade with moist, rich soil. Given the best conditions possible, it will eventually form large thickets or groves, but can be kept in a large container.[3] In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Indocalamus tessellatus". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Indocalamus tessellatus (Munro) Keng f." The Plant List. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 568. ISBN 9781405332965.
  4. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder – Indocalamus tessellatus". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants – Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 52. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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