Note on the English edition of Illustrations of Bamboos in China...................... V
Author’s preface......................................................................... VII
Preface............................................................................................... IX
Overview of the Taxonomic Characters of Bamboos
1. Vegetative organs.............................................................. 2
1.1 Rhizomes......................................................................... 2
1.2 Culms.................................................................................. 3
1.2.1 Branching...................................................... 4
1.2.2 Culm colour.................................................. 5
1.2.3 Culm shape................................................... 7
1.3 Shoots............................................................................... 8
1.3.1 Culm sheaths............................................... 8
1.4 Leaves................................................................................ 14
2. Reproductive organs........................................................ 15
2.1 Flowers.............................................................................. 15
2.2 Fruit..................................................................................... 15
Species Descriptions
Melocanna........................................................................................ 18
Schizostachyum........................................................................... 20
Pseudostachyum......................................................................... 24
Cephalostachyum....................................................................... 26
Thyrsostachys................................................................................ 30
Bambusa........................................................................................... 34
Neosinocalamus........................................................................... 78
Dendrocalamopsis...................................................................... 85
Dendrocalamus............................................................................. 92
Gigantochloa.................................................................................. 109
Indosasa............................................................................................ 114
Sinobambusa................................................................................. 122
Brachystachyum.......................................................................... 131
Phyllostachys................................................................................. 133
Chimonobambusa....................................................................... 231
Qiongzhuea..................................................................................... 235
Chimonocalamus......................................................................... 238
Acidosasa.......................................................................................... 241
Oligostachyum.............................................................................. 248
Pleioblastus.................................................................................... 257
Bashania........................................................................................... 268
Pseudosasa...................................................................................... 270
Sasa...................................................................................................... 277
Indocalamus.................................................................................. 279
Sasaella.............................................................................................. 284
Hibanobambusa........................................................................... 286
Guadua............................................................................................... 288
Bibliography.................................................................................. 291
Acknowledgements.................................................................. 292
Index of Latin names............................................................ 293
