Pseudosasa

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Pseudosasa
Pseudosasa japonica
Pseudosasa japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Arundinariinae
Genus: Pseudosasa
Makino ex Nakai
Species
  • Pseudosasa amabilis - Tonkin cane, tea stick
  • Pseudosasa cantori
  • Pseudosasa japonica - arrow bamboo
  • Pseudosasa longiligula
  • Pseudosasa owatarii
  • Pseudosasa usawai
  • Pseudosasa viridula

Pseudosasa is a genus of small to medium running bamboo. These species usually have one branch at a node. Its name comes from its resemblance to the genus Sasa.