Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Bambuseae
Subtribus: Bambusinae
Genus: Dendrocalamus
Species: Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Name

Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 152 (1868)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sinocalamus latiflorus (Munro) McClure in Lingnan Univ. Sci. Bull. 9: 67 (1940)
• Heterotypic
  • Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. lagenarius W.C.Lin in Bull. Taiwan Forest Res. Inst. 98: 6 (1964)
  • Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. magnus (T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen in J. Bamboo Res. 10(1): 23 (1991)
  • Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. rongshuiensis D.Y.Huang, L.J.Li, Z.G.Xu, T.Zhou, Z.J.Lu & D.S.Luo in World Bamboo Rattan 18(5): 62 (2020), incomplete type information.
  • Sinocalamus latiflorus var. magnus T.H.Wen in J. Bamboo Res. 1(1): 34 (1982)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan Regional: Eastern Asia Myanmar, Taiwan Introduced into: Brazil Southeast, Cuba, Jawa, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Munro, 1868. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 26:152, t. 6.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Dendrocalamus latiflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Dendrocalamus latiflorus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Dendrocalamus latiflorus. Published online. Accessed: September 13 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dendrocalamus latiflorus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: ma bamboo, sweet bamboo, sweet giant bamboo, Taiwan giant bamboo
• Tiếng Việt: Mai xanh
• 中文: 麻竹, 绿笋片

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