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Fargesia nitida

Fargesia nitida (*)

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Arundinarieae
Subtribus: Thamnocalaminae
Genus: Fargesia
Species: Fargesia nitida
Name

Fargesia nitida (Mitford) Keng f. ex T. P. Yi
Synonyms

Sinarundinaria nitida Nakai

References

USDA: GRIN Taxonomy for Plants[1] (23 March 2006)

Fargesia nitida, commonly named blue fountain bamboo, is a clumping bamboo native to Szechwan, China. Medium to small and very cold hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. This species bloomed in the years 2002–2005, so is not expected to bloom again for another 120 years.[2]

This bloom is causing problems for the endangered Giant Panda, which consumes bamboo exclusively.[3]
References

"Sorting Fargesia names". Ars-grin.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
"Fargesia nitida". Bamboo Garden.
"Flowering bamboo danger to panda population". Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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