Biology:Borinda

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Short description: Species of plant

Borinda
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Borinda

Stapleton
Species
  • Borinda albocerea
  • Borinda angustissima
  • Borinda boliana – giant blue bamboo
  • Borinda contracta
  • Borinda fungosa – Burgundy-red-culmed borinda
  • Borinda lushiensis
  • Borinda macclureana
  • Borinda nujiangensis
  • Borinda papyrifera
  • Borinda utilis
  • etc.

Borinda is a genus of clumping bamboos erected in 1994 by Christopher Mark Adrian Stapleton and previously included in the genera Fargesia and Yushania.[1] They have been recognized to present different flowers and shorter rhizomes than Yushanias.

Comprising eight species, Borinda is only found in the Himalaya areas of Yunnan, Tibet, Sichuan of China or in Bhutan. They are highly ornamental plants.

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2356926 entry