Pseudosasa

20 Species

20 bamboo species are currently assigned to the genus Pseudosasa. These bamboos are small to medium running bamboo, native to China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

The Japanese species Pseudosasa japonica differs from the rest of the genus by having very persistent culm sheaths and a solitary spreading branch at each node rather than 3 very erect branches. The generic name derives from the Greek word "pseudos", false, and the Japanese word "sa-sa" for small bamboos.

Pseudosasa Species List

SpeciesOriginDiameterHeight
Pseudosasa aeriaChina Southeast∅ 20 mm⇑ 6 m
Pseudosasa amabilisChina Southeast, Vietnam∅ 60 mm⇑ 13 m
Pseudosasa brevivaginataChina Southeast∅ 7 mm⇑ 1,6 m
Pseudosasa cantoriiChina Southeast, Hainan∅ 10 mm⇑ 4 m
Pseudosasa gracilisChina Southeast∅ 4 mm⇑ 1,6 m
Pseudosasa hindsiiChina Southeast∅ 10 mm⇑ 5 m
Pseudosasa humilisJapan∅ 7 mm⇑ 2 m
Pseudosasa japonicaJapan, Korea∅ 15 mm⇑ 5 m
Pseudosasa jiangleensisChina Southeast∅ 30 mm⇑ 10 m
Pseudosasa longiligulaChina Southeast∅ 50 mm⇑ 8 m
Pseudosasa maculiferaChina Southeast∅ 15 mm⇑ 4 m
Pseudosasa nabeshimanaJapan∅ 8 mm⇑ 3 m
Pseudosasa orthotropaChina Southeast∅ 14 mm⇑ 4 m
Pseudosasa owatariiJapan∅ 5 mm⇑ 1 m
Pseudosasa pubifloraChina Southeast∅ 3 mm⇑ 1,2 m
Pseudosasa subsolidaChina Southeast∅ 12 mm⇑ 2,5 m
Pseudosasa viridulaChina Southeast∅ 10 mm⇑ 4 m
Pseudosasa wuyiensisChina Southeast∅ 8 mm⇑ 3,5 m
Pseudosasa xishuangbannaensisChina South-Central∅ 12 mm⇑ 2
Pseudosasa zhongyanensisChina Southeast∅ 25 mm⇑ 7 m

Source: Kew Science


Stéphane Schröder

Guadua Bamboo SAS

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