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Marbled bamboo

Chimonobambusa marmorea (Mitford) Makino

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chimonobambusa

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Marbled bamboo: Chimonobambusa marmorea a Iberflora
Photo: Jordi Coll Costa, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
寒竹, 观音竹, 武夷山方竹
English
Marbled bamboo, Mottled bamboo
Japanese
寒竹

Synonyms

  • Arundinaria kokantsik Kurz
  • Arundinaria marmorea (Mitford) Makino
  • Arundinaria matsumarae Hack.
  • Arundinaria nana Makino
  • Bambusa marmorea Mitford
  • Bambusa santsik Zoll.
  • Chimonobambusa marmorea f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara
  • Chimonobambusa marmorea f. kimmei Muroi & Kasahara
  • Chimonobambusa marmorea f. variegata (Makino) Ohwi
  • Chimonobambusa marmorea var. variegata Makino
  • Chimonobambusa setiformis T.H.Wen
  • Phyllostachys marmorea (Mitford) Asch. & Graebn.

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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). About our plant data.