× ''Phyllosasa '' is a

nothogenus In botanical nomenclature, a hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. The ''International Cod ...

(genus of hybrid origin) of Japanese

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, ...

in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

. It consists of a single nothospecies of

, × ''Phyllosasa tranquillans'',

native Native may refer to: People * Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (disambiguation) In arts and enterta ...

to woodland in southern

Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island ...

in Japan. It is considered to be a

hybrid Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two diff ...

between ''

Phyllostachys nigra ''Phyllostachys nigra'', commonly known as black bamboo or purple bamboo ( zh, 紫竹), is a species of bamboo, native to Hunan Province of China, and is widely cultivated elsewhere. Growing up to tall by broad, it forms clumps of slender arc ...

'' var. ''henonsis'' and ''

Sasa veitchii is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Sasa'', in the Poaceae family. Description ''Sasa veitchii'' is a large species of bamboo grass which may reach a height of 1-2m, with leaves about 20cm in length and 4-5cm in width. Young leaves ...

'' f. ''tyugokensis''. It is a spreading, clump-forming bamboo growing to tall, with very dark green leaves or more in length. The variegated

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

'Shiroshima' is found in cultivation.

References

Bambusoideae Endemic flora of Japan Plant nothogenera Bambusoideae genera Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Bamboo-stub