Bambusa oldhamii
Common names
Oldham’s bamboo
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Grasses
NVS code
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BAMOLD
Conservation status
Not applicable
Simplified description
A very large bamboo, probably the largest naturalised species but not particularly invasive. Forms dense clumps rather than spreading over extensive areas. Stems (culm internodes) round, several branches per node with one usually much larger than the others. Oblong lanceolate leaves, not glaucous or hairy.
Detailed description
Clump-forming bamboo, forming clumps but not running extensively. Stems usually 10–13 m but can be taller and 4–8 cm diameter; several branches at each node, usually >1 m long. Culm sheaths very large and, on bigger shoots, may have black hairs that are soon shed (caducous). Leaf-blade oblong-lanceoloate, 8–18 cm long 1.5–3 cm wide, green and not hairy.
Year naturalised
1991
Origin
South China
Etymology
bambusa: Derived from the Malay name for this plant