Details of genus: Sasa Makino et Shib. [228]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Poaceae
family_ja: イネ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 40-50 species of small to medium-sized bamboos, with running rhizomes, closely related to Sasaella, to which several species of Sasa have now been transferred. They are found in damp hollows and woodland in Japan, Korea, and China. The ascending canes are smooth and cylindrical, with persistent, bristly sheaths and a white-waxy bloom beneath the nodes. The large, usually broad, thick, toothed, and tessellated leaves often wither at the margins in winter, giving a variegated effect. Use as ground cover under trees, or as a hedge; sasas tolerate deep shade.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Divide or cut sections of the youngest rhizomes in spring.
pests_en: Emergent shoots may be eaten by slugs.
description_ja:
comment: Temp. E.Asia
comment_ja: クマザサ
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Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Poaceae | イネ科 | Show |