Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruits, Trees
Origin
China
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
1501
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40000
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Habitat
Not marine, Terrícola
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Lime Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mites
-
Allergy
Dermatitis, Rash
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
काला बांस
कबिट
In German
schwarzer Bambus
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
bambou noir
Kawista
In Spanish
negro de bambú
Kawista
In Greek
μαύρο μπαμπού
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Black Bamboo
Limonia
In Polish
Czarny Bambus
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
niger Bamboo
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Bambuseae
Citreae
Subfamily
Bambusoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
491
1
27800
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