Phyllostachys nigra, commonly known as black bamboo or purple bamboo (Chinese: 紫竹), is a species of bamboo, native to Hunan Province of China, and is widely cultivated elsewhere.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Black Bamboo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bambusa oldhamii
- Phyllostachys reticulata
- Phyllostachys sulphurea
- Phyllostachys nuda
- Phyllostachys vivax
- Bambusa tuldoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Phyllostachys
- Species
- Phyllostachys nigra
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