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Velvet leaf bamboo

Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Dendrocalamus

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Velvet leaf bamboo: dendrocalamus strictus
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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
勃氏甜龙竹, 勃氏麻竹, 勃氏龙竹, 甜竹, 甜龙竹
English
Velvet leaf bamboo
Malayalam
വലിയമുള

Synonyms

  • Arundarbor brandisii (Munro) Kuntze
  • Bambusa brandisii Munro
  • Sinocalamus brandisii (Munro) Keng f.

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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.