Note on theEnglish edition ofIllustrations of Bamboos in China...................... V
Author’spreface.........................................................................VII
Preface...............................................................................................IX
Overview of the Taxonomic Characters of Bamboos
1. Vegetativeorgans..............................................................2
1.1 Rhizomes.........................................................................2
1.2 Culms..................................................................................3
1.2.1 Branching......................................................4
1.2.2 Culmcolour..................................................5
1.2.3 Culmshape...................................................7
1.3 Shoots...............................................................................8
1.3.1 Culmsheaths...............................................8
1.4 Leaves................................................................................14
2. Reproductiveorgans........................................................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
