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Scientific Name
Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc.
Synonyms
Bambusa reticulata RuprechtPhyllostachys reticulata (Ruprecht) K. Koch
Family
Gramineae (South Australia)Poaceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Northern Territory)
Common Names
Castillon bamboo, giant timber bamboo, hardy bamboo, hardy timber bamboo, Japanese timber bamboo, madake, timber bamboo
Origin
Native to China.
Naturalised Distribution
Occasionally naturalised in some parts of northern and south-eastern Queensland.
Naturalised overseas in some parts of the USA (i.e. California, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland).
Notes
Timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, and as a potential environmental weed in New South Wales.
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