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Bamhusa nigra Lodd. Cat. (1823). 



Phyllostachys puherula \ar. nigra Makino in Bot. Mag., 

 Tokyo, XIV. (1900), p. 64 (Jap.). 



Bamhusa puherula Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. in Ann. Mus. Bot. 

 Lugd.-Bat. 11. p. 285, pro parte. 



Arundinaria stolonifera Kurz. 



Arundinaria diversifolia Kurz. 



Bamhos kurotake Sieb. Syn. PI. Oecon. Jap. p. 5. 



Nom. Jap. Kuro-chiku. 



Hah. Japan, cultivated. 



forma nigro-punctata Makino. 



Bamhusa nigro-punctata Hort. 



Phyllostachys nigro-punctata Mitf. Bamb. Gard. p. 146. 



Phyllostachys nigra nigro-punctata Nichols. Cent. Suppl. 



Diet. Gard. (1900), p. 599. 



Phyllostachys puherula var. nigra forma nigro-punctata 

 Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, XIY. (1900), p. 64 (Jap.). 



Phyllostachys nigra var. punctata Bean in Gard. Chron. 

 8rd. Ser. XV. 1, p. 431. 



Nom. Jap. Goma-dake. 



Hah. Japan, cultivated. 



Less common than the type. 



var. Henonis Makino. 



Bamhusa Henonis Hort. 



Phyllostachys Henonis Bean, 1. c. p. 238 ; Mitf. 1. c. p. 149. 



Phyllostachys Fauriei Hackel in Bull. Herb. Boiss. VH. p. 



718. 



Bamhos hatsik Sieb. 1. c. p. 5. 



Bamhusa puherula Miq. 1. c. p. 285, pro parte. 



? Phyllostachys puherula Munro. 



Phyllostachys puherula Makino in Bot. Mag., Tokyo, 



XIV. (1900), p. 64 (Jap.). 



Culm sometimes attaining about 10m. in height and about 

 10cm. in diameter when. well developed. 



Nom. Jap. Ha-chiku. 



Hah. Japan, cultivated and in escape. 



In Japan this bamboo is not found spontaneously ! 



