Bambusa multiplex

Bambusa multiplex
at Kerala Forest Research Institute Veluppadam, Kerala, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Bambusa
Species:	B. multiplex
Binomial name
Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f.
Synonyms [1] [2]
Homotypic Synonyms Arundarbor multiplex(Lour.) Kuntze Arundo multiplexLour. Bambusa multiplex var. normalisSasaki Heterotypic Synonyms Arundarbor aureaKuntze Arundarbor nana(Roxb.) Kuntze Arundinaria glaucescens(Willd.) P.Beauv. Bambos nana(Roxb.) Hitchc. & Chase Bambusa albifoliaT.H.Wen & J.J.Hua Bambusa alphonse-karriiMitford ex Satow Bambusa argenteaNehrl. Bambusa argentea var. vittataNehrl. Bambusa aureaSiebold ex Miq. Bambusa caesiaSiebold & Zucc. ex Munro Bambusa dolichomerithallaHayata Bambusa floribunda f. viridistriata(Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai Bambusa glaucescens(Willd.) Merr. Bambusa glaucescens f. albostriataMuroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens f. albovariegata(Makino) Muroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens f. alphonso-karrii(Mitford ex Satow) Hatus. Bambusa glaucescens f. elegans(Koidz.) Muroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens var. floribunda(Buse) Hatus. Bambusa glaucescens f. fu-komachiMuroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens f. gimmeiMuroi & Kasahara Bambusa glaucescens f. kimmei-suhouMuroi & Kasahara Bambusa glaucescens var. lutea(T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen Bambusa glaucescens f. midoriMuroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens f. midori-beniMuroi & H.Hamada Bambusa glaucescens var. pubivagina(W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng) N.H.Xia Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum(Maire) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung Bambusa glaucescens var. shimadae(Hayata) L.C.Chia & But Bambusa glaucescens f. shirosujiMuroi & H.Okamura Bambusa glaucescens f. solida(Muroi & Maruy.) Muroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens f. solidaK.J.Mao & C.H.Zhao Bambusa glaucescens f. tukushi-komachiMuroi & Yu.Tanaka Bambusa glaucescens f. variegata(E.G.Camus) Muroi & Sugim. Bambusa glaucescens f. viridistriata(Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi & Sugim. Bambusa liukiuensisHayata Bambusa multiplex f. albovariegata(Makino) Muroi Bambusa multiplex f. alphonse-karrii(Mitford ex Satow) Nakai Bambusa multiplex var. elegans(Koidz.) Muroi Bambusa multiplex var. gracillima(E.G.Camus) Sad.Suzuki Bambusa multiplex var. incanaB.M.Yang Bambusa multiplex var. luteaT.H.Wen Bambusa multiplex var. nana(Roxb.) Keng f. Bambusa multiplex var. pubivaginaW.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng Bambusa multiplex var. riviereorumMaire Bambusa multiplex var. shimadae(Hayata) Sasaki Bambusa multiplex f. solidaMuroi & Maruy. Bambusa multiplex var. solidaB.M.Yang Bambusa multiplex var. strigosa(T.H.Wen) Keng f. ex Q.F.Zheng & Y.M.Lin Bambusa multiplex f. variegata(E.G.Camus) Hatus. Bambusa multiplex f. viridistriata(Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi Bambusa nanaRoxb. Bambusa nana f. albovariegataMakino Bambusa nana var. alphonse-karrii(Mitford ex Satow) Kawam. Bambusa nana f. alphonse-karrii(Mitford ex Satow) Kawam. Bambusa nana var. gracillimaE.G.Camus Bambusa nana var. normalisMakino & Shiras. Bambusa nana var. typicaMakino ex I.Tsuboi Bambusa nana var. variegataE.G.Camus Bambusa nana f. viridistriataMakino ex I.Tsuboi Bambusa nana f. vittateargenteaMakino ex I.Tsuboi Bambusa pubivaginataW.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu Bambusa shimadaeHayata Bambusa sterilisKurz ex Miq. Bambusa strigosaT.H.Wen Bambusa textilis var. persistensB.M.Yang Ischurochloa floribundaBuse Leleba amakusensisNakai Leleba dolichomerithalla(Hayata) Nakai Leleba elegansKoidz. Leleba floribunda(Buse) Nakai Leleba floribunda f. viridistriata(Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai Leleba liukiuensis(Hayata) Nakai Leleba multiplex f. variegata(E.G.Camus) Nakai Leleba shimadae(Hayata) Nakai Ludolfia glaucescensWilld. Triglossum arundinaceumGamble

Bambusa multiplex is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae . ^{[1] [3]}

B. multiplex forms a medium-sized clump with slender culms (stems) and dense foliage. This bamboo is suitable for hedges and live fences since the stems and foliage form a dense growth that create an effective barrier. The height of the stems under ideal conditions is about 10 ft. Propagation is through rhizome offsets and rooted culm (stem) cuttings. Micro propagation too is feasible through axillary bud proliferation.

Distribution

This bamboo native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. It is also naturalized in Japan, Iraq, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Pakistan, parts of South America, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama). ^{[2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

References

1. "Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f." Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. "Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f." Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
4. Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 30, 孝顺竹 xiao shun zhu, Bambusa multiplex (Loureiro) Raeuschel ex Schultes & J. H. Schultes in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 1350. 1830.
5. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
6. Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
7. Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
8. Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
9. Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
10. "Bambusa multiplex | Bamboo Info". www.bambooinfo.in.