Black Bamboo Giant Black bamboo
Layer: Trees
USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 - 11
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Shoots
Light requirement: Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement: Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Native To: China South-central, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is.
Introduced To: China South-central, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is.
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- Alternate name
- Awi hideung, bambu hitam, clumping bamboo, pring wulung
- Family
- Poaceae
- Growth
- Medium
- Height
- 12.0
- Introduced into
- Bangladesh, Sumatera
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Gigantochloa atroviolacea
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:931831-1
Slug: gigantochloa-atroviolacea-black-bamboo-giant-black-bamboo
Permapeople ID: 2133