Hi T Roy Rogers,Here is the difference between Bambusa oldhamii Munro and Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.EWendl. I hope this information will help you and will serve its purpose of identifying the said species.
Bambusa oldhamii Munro;
Oldham bamboo is native to Southern China and Taiwan . It was introduced in my province, Benguet Province, Philippines some years ago. I always see this species of bamboo grows in an elevation of approximately around 900-1500 m above sea level. . It was also planted in the lowland areas particularly in Los Banos Bambusetum , Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. The bamboo stands nowadays are growing well.
This species forms clumps of about 1m diameter in maturity, with each clump comprising about 30 culms on average site quality. The culms reach a height of about 6-12 m and a diameter of 5-8cm. The internode are waxy when young, green, up to 36cm long, and 6 cm in average diameter. the internode wall is 2 cm thick near the base. There are up to 27 branches per node; the dominant one is about 0.9cm in diameter and 0.4 cm wide. The culm sheaths are deciduous, coriaceous, smooth inside and with appressed black hairs on some parts outside. This sheaths have rounded auricles with bristle; narrow ligules; narrowly triangular, glabrous and erect blades. It has 6-15 leaves per branchlet which are oblong-lanceolate and 5.9-30 cm x 1.4-7.0 cm. the leaves are pubescent underneath. The auricles have bristles of up to 4 mm long, while the ligule is rounded. ( Bamboo Production in the Philippines by Felizardo D. Virtucio, Ph.D. and Cristina A. Roxas, M.S.)
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. Ex Wendl
This species thrives in a wide range of altitude from low elevation up to 1,200 m above sea level but it grows best in low elevation. At a higher elevation, above 1,000 m, it tends to grow shorter in height and smaller in diameter
It is a sympodial bamboo, with more or less open clumps. It culms are erect and slightly zigzag. Depending on site conditions, it grows up to 8-20 m, tall, and 4-10cm in diameter. the culm wall thickness range is 7-15 mm.
the culm sheath is broadly triangular, light green and covered with appressed black hairs. It has an erect blade which is also broadly triangular. The internode length ranges from 25-35 cm. It is glossy green and with appressed dark brown to black hairs. the internode surface is white waxy when young and becomes glabrous, smooth and shiny as the bamboo plant grows old. The nodes are slightly swollen, with the ones at the base covered with aerial roots. The nodes from the mid -culm portion upward contain several to many branches with the primary branch dominant. Young shoots are yellow green and covered with black hairs. ( Bamboo Production in the Philippines by; Felizardo D. Virtucio, Ph.D. and Cristina A. Roxas, M.S.)
Prepared by;
Bibal, Rogelio
Bamboo Network of the Philippines ( BambooPhil)
International Adviser; Pacific Bamboo Resources, Seattle ,Wa, USA
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From: Roy Rogers <JROGERS3@TAMPABAY.RR.COM>
To: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 4:05:34 PM
Subject: Re: [bamboo-plantations] Re: Thank you
Not disagreeing with what you see and ID as Bambusa oldhamii, but with 100
percent success ratio, I would like to ask if you would be able to
distinguish the difference in identification between Bambusa vulgaris and
Bambusa oldhamii. A 100 percent success ratio with Bambusa vulgaris could
possibly be expected and no one would have an doubts.
Bambusa vulgaris
http://tinyurl. com/5ccguc
http://www.bamboowe b.info/ShowPictu res2.php? BooID=80& Desc=&Loc= &Match=AND& Ca
t=*&s=0
Bambusa oldhamii
http://tinyurl. com/owx2k
http://www.bamboowe b.info/ShowPictu res2.php? BooID=54& Desc=&Loc= &Match=AND& Ca
t=*&s=0
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Roy Rogers (Tampa, Florida, USA)
From: "Terry Belk" <owanafarm@yahoo. com.mx>
Reply-To: bamboo-plantations@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:21:03 -0000
To: bamboo-plantations@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [bamboo-plantations ] Re: Thank you
As far as my limited experience allows, I have identified it as B.
Oldhammi, which is the kind found here in the rural areas where
clumps are sometimes found in the yards, or where houses were at one
time. Along the arroyos you find Otate.
Terry
--- In bamboo-plantations@ yahoogroups. com
<mailto:bamboo- plantations% 40yahoogroups. com> , "Robert Saporito"
<robert@...> wrote:
>
> Not so fast.
>
> As we say at our nursery - Shoots don't equal roots. Most viable
buds on
> tropical bamboo nodal cuttings will break and produce shoots.
Often, this
> activity offers false hope. The goal is for those cuttings to
produce roots.
> It is not uncommon for the initial shoots and sprouts to wither
away if no
> roots develop to support the new growth.
>
> I'm not trying to be Johnny Raincloud here - I've just heard the
same early
> propagation celebration countless times. Sometimes, reports of
reasonable
> success follows. Most often, the follow-up reports are less than
> enthusiastic.
>
> There are many variables that contribute to successful nodal
propagation of
> tropical bamboo species. Certainly, the species selected is key as
they
> range from laughingly easy to root to nearly impossible. What were
the
> species used here?
>
> Robert Saporito
>
>
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