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Ruscus bamboo

Shibataea kumasasa (Zoll. ex Steud.) Makino

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Shibataea

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Ruscus bamboo: Shibataea kumasaca
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Common names

By language (6)
Catalan
Fals boix, Shibateae kumasaca
Chinese
倭竹, 崗姬竹, 五葉竹, 日本矮竹
Czech
Šibatovka kumasaka
English
Ruscus bamboo, Ruscus-leaf bamboo, Zig-zag bamboo, Large-leaved variegated bamboo
German
Mäusedorn-Bambus
Japanese
オカメザサ, 阿亀笹

Synonyms

  • Arundarbor aurostriata (Regel) Kuntze
  • Arundinaria aureo-striata (Regel) Vilm.
  • Arundinaria kumasasa (Zoll. ex Steud.) Kurz
  • Arundinaria variabilis var. aureo-striata (Regel) Makino ex Houz.de Leh.
  • Bambusa aureostriata Regel
  • Bambusa kumasasa Zoll. ex Steud.
  • Bambusa kumasasa Zoll.
  • Bambusa ruscifolia Siebold ex Munro
  • Bambusa viminalis Bean
  • Phyllostachys kumasaca (Zoll. ex Steud.) Munro
  • Phyllostachys kumasasa var. aureo-striata (Regel) Makino
  • Phyllostachys ruscifolia Satow
  • Phyllostachys viminalis Mitford
  • Sasa aureostriata (Regel) E.G.Camus
  • Sasa kumasasa f. albovariegata H.Okamura
  • Sasa ruscifolia (Siebold ex Munro) A.H.Lawson
  • Shibataea chinensis f. aureostriata (Regel) Cheng H.Hu
  • Shibataea kumasaca f. albostriata Muroi & Yu.Tanaka
  • Shibataea kumasaca f. aureostriata (Regel) Sad.Suzuki
  • Shibataea kumasaca var. aureo-striata (Regel) Makino
  • Shibataea pygmaea F.Maek.
  • Shibataea ruscifolia Makino
  • Shibataea tumidinoda T.H.Wen

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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.