Definition of Genus phyllostachys

1. Noun. Medium and large bamboos.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Phyllostachys

genus Photoblepharon
genus Phoxinus
genus Phragmipedium
genus Phragmites
genus Phrynosoma
genus Phthirius
genus Phthirus
genus Phthorimaea
genus Phyllitis
genus Phyllium
genus Phyllocladus
genus Phyllodoce
genus Phylloporus
genus Phyllorhynchus
genus Phylloscopus
genus Phyllostachys
genus Phyllostomus
genus Phylloxera
genus Physa
genus Physalia
genus Physalis
genus Physaria
genus Physeter
genus Physostegia
genus Physostigma
genus Phytelephas
genus Phytolacca
genus Phytophthora
genus Pica
genus Picea

Literary usage of Genus phyllostachys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"3. SECTION II.—Internodes flattened, at least on one side; sheaths early deciduous. (The genus Phyllostachys.) A. Color of stems black. 23. ..."

2. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1900)
"It may also be observed that as a rule the prominent node is a feature of the genus Phyllostachys, the smooth being characteristic of the ..."

3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1919)
"... bamboo of the genus Phyllostachys is a favorite among the local landscape-gardeners, but has never flowered. It will be observed that of the 106 species ..."

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