Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Phyllostachys nigra (Loddiges) Munro
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, N8, main path above Rock Point Pond, on hillside above path
Field Collection Date
31 Oct 1996
Field Collection Notes
Spreading stand of bamboo, to height of 7m. Culms dark black-brown at base, changing to orange-brown near tips and small branchlets. Max. diameter 3cm at base, most finer. Leaves thin, mid-green, up to 21.5cm long.
Steeply sloping hillside. NW facing. Sheltered from South. Partially shaded.
Black bamboo.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 525, received Sept 2018
Specimen over three sheets A, B, & C
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.55933, 177.71547 (± 100 m)
177.71547, 177.71547 (± 100 m)
Last Update
18 Aug 2021
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