Semiarundinaria fastuosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Semiarundinaria |
Species: | S. fastuosa
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Binomial name | |
Semiarundinaria fastuosa (Lat.-Marl. ex Mitford) Makino ex Nakai
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Semiarundinaria fastuosa, the Narihira bamboo, [1] [2] Narihira cane or Narihiradake, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to Japan. Growing to 7 m (23 ft) tall by 2 m (7 ft) broad, it is a vigorous, evergreen bamboo with dark green cylindrical canes and dense tufts of lanceolate, glossy green leaves, up to 20 cm (8 in) long. [5]
In cultivation it is useful as an architectural plant or screen. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6] [7]
The specific epithet fastuosa is Latin for "proud". [8]