Pseudosasa amabilis (McClure) Keng f. ex S.L.Chen & et al.

BAMBOOS
UNITED STATES
Arundinaria amabilis McClure
Georgia: Savannah, Barbour Lathrop Plant Introduction
Garden (USDA). Cultivated; PI 110509, introduced from
Kwangsi Province, China in 1927. Culms up to 40 ft. and
exceeding 2.5 cm in diam., cylindrical, straight and hav-
ing non-prominent nodes. Although the walls are of only
moderate thickness, the wood of mature culms is tough and
strong. Primary branch at each node usually gives rise
later to one or a few laterals from its base. Smaller
culms are utilized extensively for florists' plant stakes
and larger ones for vaulting and ski poles and, particu-
larly, for split-bamboo fishing rods.
June 7, 1942
F. A. McClure 21060
Elev. 21 ft.
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