Taxon:  Sasa palmata (hort. ex Burb.) E. G. Camus



Summary
Genus:
Sasa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Arundinarieae
Subtribe:
Arundinariinae
Nomen number:
33158
Place of publication:
Bambusées 25.  1913
Verified:
05/28/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Bambusa palmata hort. ex Burb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: lists as Sasa palmata E. G. Camus
  5. Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world. Note: lists as Sasa palmata (Mitford) E. G. Camus
  6. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: lists as Sasa palmata (Bean) Nakai
  7. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  8. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
  9. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  10. Young, R. A. & J. R. Haun. 1961. Bamboo in the United States: description, culture and utilization. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 193:30-31. Note: lists as Sasa palmata (Mitford) E. G. Camus
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbroadleaf bamboo  1Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Japanese Rōmajichimaki-zasa  2Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world. Note: lists as Sasa palmata (Mitford) E. G. Camus
Japanese Rōmajisato-chimaki  2Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world. Note: lists as Sasa palmata (Mitford) E. G. Camus
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 0
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 0
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 0
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 0
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands 0
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalins.0
2Cultivated    also cult.0
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere0
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Sakhalin (s.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Young, R. A. & J. R. Haun. 1961. Bamboo in the United States: description, culture and utilization. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 193:30-31. Note: lists as Sasa palmata (Mitford) E. G. Camus
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33158. Accessed 15 April 2026.