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Phyllostachys nigra var. nigra

Phyllostachys nigra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Phyllostachys nigra.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Stem node. Whanganui. Sep 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

black bamboo

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Grasses

Simplified description

Culms becoming black or heavily blotched black in 2nd year. Culm sheath often with dark blotches towards apex.

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Poaceae

Authority

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro var. nigra

Ecology

Year naturalised

1991

Origin

China

Other information

Etymology

nigra: Black