Sasaella Explained

Sasaella is a genus of Japanese bamboo in the grass family.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Species[5]
  1. Sasaella bitchuensis (Makino) Koidz – southern Honshu
  2. Sasaella caudiceps (Koidz.) Koidz.Honshu
  3. Sasaella hidaensis (Makino) Makino, Hishu zasa – Honshu, Shikoku
  4. Sasaella kogasensis (Nakai) Nakai ex Koidz, Kogashi azuma zasa – Hokkaido, Honshu
  5. Sasaella leucorhoda (Koidz.) Koidz.Honshu
  6. Sasaella masamuneana (Makino) Hatsushima & Muroi, Genkei chiku – Japan
  7. Sasaella ramosa (Makino) Makino, Azuma zasa – Japan; naturalized in Great Britain + New Zealand
  8. Sasaella sadoensis (Makino ex Koidz.) Sad.SuzukiHonshu
  9. Sasaella sawadae (Makino) Makino ex KoidzumHonshu
  10. Sasaella shiobarensis (Nakai) Koidz.Honshu
  11. Sasaella yamakitensis (Makino) M.Kobay.Honshu
formerly included[5] species now included in other genera: Pleioblastus Sasa

Notes and References

  1. Makino, Tomitarô 1929. Journal of Japanese Botany 6: 15
  2. Book: Ohrnberger, D. . The Bamboos of the World . Elsevier Science . 1999 . 596 . 978-0-444-50020-5.
  3. Koidzumi, Gen'ichi. 1941. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 10: 294-299
  4. Suzuki, S. 1976. A revision of the genus Sasaella Makino (Bambusaceae). (3). Journal of Japanese Botany 51: 220–224.
  5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=440905 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families