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Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.
Synonym : Bambusa glaucescens
f. albovariegata Makino.
Family
: Poaceae
Local Names
: Silver strip hedge bamboo
Distribution: Native of Australia,
Asia and America
Habitat: Grown as ornamental
plant
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic:
No
Uses: Ornamental, Hedge
plant
Key
Characters:
Culms: internodes with narrow cream or white longitudinal stripes; culm leaves:
sheaths with yellowish stripes when fresh, brownish when dry. Foliage leaves:
blades with cream or white stripes.
