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Tonkin cane

Pseudosasa amabilis (McClure) Keng f.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Pseudosasa

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Tonkin cane: Specimen in Kew Gardens, London, England.
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
茶竿竹, 篱竹, 茶秆竹, 厚粉茶竿竹, 福建茶竿竹, 薄箨茶竿竹
English
Tonkin cane, Teastick bamboo, Tonkin bamboo
French
Canne du Tonkin

Synonyms

  • Arundinaria amabilis McClure
  • Arundinaria amabilis var. convexa (Z.P.Wang & G.H.Ye) C.S.Chao & G.Y.Yang
  • Arundinaria amabilis var. farinosa (C.S.Chao ex S.L.Chen & G.Y.Sheng) C.S.Chao & G.Y.Yang
  • Arundinaria amabilis var. sativa McClure
  • Pseudosasa amabilis var. amabilis
  • Pseudosasa amabilis var. convexa Z.P.Wang & G.H.Ye
  • Pseudosasa amabilis var. farinosa C.S.Chao ex S.L.Chen & G.Y.Sheng
  • Pseudosasa amabilis var. tenuis S.L.Chen & G.Y.Sheng

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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.