Poaceae

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bambusa

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Common names

By language (10)

Chinese: 小葉琴絲竹, 蓬莱竹, 蓬萊竹, 孝順竹, 孝顺竹, 觀音竹, 鳳尾竹, 小叶琴丝竹
English: Hedge bamboo, Alphonse karr bamboo, Chinese bamboo, Chinese dwarf bamboo, Fernleaf hedge bamboo, Oriental hedge bamboo, Blowpipe bamboo
Haitian Creole: Ti banbou
Indonesian: Bambu cina, Bambu pagar
Japanese: ホウライチク, キンチク, 蓬莱竹
Malay: Buluh cina, Buloh bersumpitan, Buluh pagar
Nepali: ठुलो निगालो
Sundanese: Awi krisik
Thai: ไผ่เลี้ยง
Vietnamese: Trúc cần câu

Synonyms

Arundarbor aurea Kuntze
Arundarbor multiplex (Lour.) Kuntze
Arundarbor nana (Roxb.) Kuntze
Arundinaria glaucescens (Willd.) P.Beauv.
Arundo multiplex Lour.
Bambos nana (Roxb.) Hitchc. & Chase
Bambusa albofolia T.H.Wen & J.J.Hua
Bambusa alphonse-karrii Mitford ex Satow
Bambusa argentea Nehrl.
Bambusa argentea var. vittata Nehrl.
Bambusa aurea Siebold ex Miq.
Bambusa caesia Siebold & Zucc. ex Munro
Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata
Bambusa floribunda Zoll. & Mor. ex Steud.
Bambusa floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai
Bambusa glauca Lodd. ex Lindl.
Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr.
Bambusa glaucescens f. albostriata Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. alphonso-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Hatus.
Bambusa glaucescens f. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. fu-komachi Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara
Bambusa glaucescens f. kimmei-suhou Muroi & Kasahara
Bambusa glaucescens f. midori Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. midori-beni Muroi & H.Hamada
Bambusa glaucescens f. shirosuji Muroi & H.Okamura
Bambusa glaucescens f. solida (Muroi & Maruy.) Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. solida K.J.Mao & C.H.Zhao
Bambusa glaucescens f. tukushi-komachi Muroi & Yu.Tanaka
Bambusa glaucescens f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi & Sugim.
Bambusa glaucescens var. floribunda (Buse) Hatus.
Bambusa glaucescens var. lutea (T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen
Bambusa glaucescens var. pubivagina (W.T.Lin & Zhi J.Feng) N.H.Xia
Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum (Maire) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung
Bambusa glaucescens var. shimadai (Hayata) L.C.Chia & But
Bambusa glaucescens var. strigosa (T.H.Wen) L.C.Chia
Bambusa liukiuensis Hayata
Bambusa multiplex f. albo-variegata (Makino) Muroi ex Sugimoto

and 51 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.