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Taxon:  Bambusa textilis McClure



Summary
Genus:
Bambusa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Bambuseae
Subtribe:
Bambusinae
Nomen number:
6422
Place of publication:
Lingnan Univ. Sci. Bull. 9:14. 1940
Verified:
03/23/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Bambusa textilis McClure var. glabra McClure (0 active accession[s])
Bambusa textilis McClure var. gracilis McClure (0 active accession[s])
Bambusa textilis McClure var. maculata McClure (0 active accession[s])
Bambusa textilis McClure var. textilis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Bensky, D., A. Gamble, & T. J. Kaptchuk. Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica, rev. ed. 1993
  2. Davidse, G. et al., eds. Flora mesoamericana. 1994
  3. Dransfield, S. & E. A. Widjaja, eds. 1995. Bamboos. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 7:89.
  4. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
  5. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  7. Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Randall, R. P. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status. 2007
  10. Wang Dajun & Shen Shao-Jin. Bamboos of China. 1987 96-97.
  11. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
  13. Young, R. A. & J. R. Haun. 1961. Bamboo in the United States: description, culture and utilization. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 193:43.
Common names
English
weaver's bamboo –
Transcribed Chinese
qing pi zhu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Wang Dajun & Shen Shao-Jin. Bamboos of China. 1987 96-97.
Materialscane Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
Materialsfiber Ohrnberger, D. The bamboos of the world. 1999
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6422. Accessed 12 June 2026.


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