Bambusa multiplex, Golden Goddess Bamboo, hedge bamboo, ubidai, Petit bambou

Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f.
Family: Poaceae

Synonyms:  Arundarbor aurea Kuntze, Arundarbor multiplex (Lour.) Kuntze, Arundarbor nana (Roxb.) Kuntze, Arundinaria glaucescens (Willd.) P.Beauv., Arundo multiplex Lour., Bambusa albifolia T.H.Wen & J.J.Hua, Bambusa alphonse-karrii Mitford ex Satow, Bambusa argentea Nehrl., Bambusa argentea var. vittata Nehrl., Bambusa aurea Siebold, nom. illeg., Bambusa caesia Siebold & Zucc. ex Munro, pro syn., Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata, Bambusa floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai, Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr., Bambusa glaucescens f. albostriata Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens f. alphonso-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Hatus., Bambusa glaucescens f. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens f. fu-komachi Muroi & Sugim., no type cited., Bambusa glaucescens f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara, Bambusa glaucescens f. kimmei-suhou Muroi & Kasahara, no type cited., Bambusa glaucescens f. midori Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens f. midori-beni Muroi & H.Hamada, no type cited., Bambusa glaucescens f. shirosuji Muroi & H.Okamura, Bambusa glaucescens f. solida (Muroi & Maruy.) Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens f. tukushi-komachi Muroi & Yu.Tanaka, no type cited., Bambusa glaucescens f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi & Sugim., Bambusa glaucescens var. floribunda (Buse) Hatus., Bambusa glaucescens var. lutea (T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen, Bambusa glaucescens var. pubivagina (W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng) N.H.Xia, Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum (Maire) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung, Bambusa glaucescens var. shimadae (Hayata) L.C.Chia & P.P.H.But, Bambusa liukiuensis Hayata, Bambusa multiplex f. albovariegata (Makino) Muroi, Bambusa multiplex f. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Nakai, Bambusa multiplex f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Hatus., Bambusa multiplex f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Muroi, Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi, Bambusa multiplex var. gracillima (E.G.Camus) Sad.Suzuki, Bambusa multiplex var. incana B.M.Yang, Bambusa multiplex var. lutea T.H.Wen, Bambusa multiplex var. nana (Roxb.) Keng f., Bambusa multiplex var. normalis Sasaki, nom. inval., Bambusa multiplex var. pubivagina W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng, Bambusa multiplex var. riviereorum Maire, Bambusa multiplex var. shimadae (Hayata) Sasaki, Bambusa multiplex var. solida B.M.Yang, nom. illeg., Bambusa multiplex var. strigosa (T.H.Wen) Keng f. ex Q.F.Zheng & Y.M.Lin, Bambusa nana Roxb., Bambusa nana f. albovariegata Makino, Bambusa nana f. alphonse-karrii (Mitford ex Satow) Kawam., Bambusa nana f. viridistriata Makino ex I.Tsuboi, Bambusa nana f. vittateargentea Makino ex I.Tsuboi, Bambusa nana var. gracillima E.G.Camus, Bambusa nana var. normalis Makino & Shiras., nom. inval., Bambusa nana var. typica Makino ex I.Tsuboi, nom. inval., Bambusa nana var. variegata E.G.Camus, Bambusa pubivaginata W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu, Bambusa shimadae Hayata, Bambusa sterilis Kurz ex Miq., pro syn., Bambusa strigosa T.H.Wen, Bambusa textilis var. persistens B.M.Yang, Ischurochloa floribunda Buse, Leleba amakusensis Nakai, Leleba dolichomerithalla (Hayata) Nakai, Leleba elegans Koidz., Leleba floribunda (Buse) Nakai, Leleba floribunda f. viridistriata (Makino ex I.Tsuboi) Nakai, Leleba liukiuensis (Hayata) Nakai, Leleba multiplex (Lour.) Nakai, Leleba multiplex f. variegata (E.G.Camus) Nakai, Leleba shimadae (Hayata) Nakai, Ludolfia glaucescens Willd., Triglossum arundinaceum Gamble, pro syn., 

• Common name: Golden Goddess Bamboo, hedge bamboo
• Chinese: 孝顺竹
• French: Petit bambou
• Japanese: ubidai
• Malay: buluh pargar
• Thai: phai-liang
• Vietnamese: cay hop 

Description: Culms suberect or apically slightly drooping, 1–7 m, (0.3–) 1.5–2.5 cm in diam.; internodes 30–50 cm, thinly white powdery, distally stiffly deciduously brown or dull brown hairy, especially densely so below nodes; wall usually rather thin, solid in var. riviereorum; nodes slightly prominent, glabrous; branching from 2nd or 3rd node up. Branches several to many, clustered, subequal or central slightly dominant. Culm sheaths deciduous, trapezoid, initially thinly white powdery, glabrous, asymmetrically arched, apex slanted along outer side; auricles very small to inconspicuous, oral setae few; ligule 1–1.5 mm, irregularly dentate; blade deciduous, erect, narrowly triangular, base nearly as wide as sheath apex, abaxially with scattered, stiff, dull brown hairs, adaxially scabrous, apex acuminate. Leaves 5–26 per ultimate branch; leaf blade abaxially pale glaucous, adaxially bright green, linear, 1.6–16 × 0.3–1.6 cm, abaxially densely pubescent, adaxially glabrous. Pseudospikelets solitary or several clustered at nodes of flowering branches, linear to linear-lanceolate, 3–6 cm; prophylls ca. 3.5 mm, 2-keeled, keels ciliolate; gemmiferous bracts usually 1 or 2, ovate to narrowly ovate, 4–7.5 mm, glabrous, 9–13-veined, apex obtuse or acute; florets (3–)5–13, middle ones fertile; rachilla segments flat, 4–4.5 mm, glabrous. Glumes absent; lemma asymmetrical, oblong-lanceolate, ca. 1.8 cm, glabrous, 19–21-veined, apex acute; palea linear, 1.4–1.6 cm, keels ciliolate, 6-veined between and 4-veined on one side and 3-veined on other side of keels, apex subtruncate, ciliolate, with a fine hairy tip on each side; lodicules 3, anterior 2 subovate, 2.5–3 mm, posterior narrowly lanceolate, 3–5 mm, margins glabrous. Filaments 0.8–1 cm; anthers purple, ca. 6 mm, apex penicillate. Ovary ovoid, ca. 1 mm, base with stalk ca. 1 mm, apex thickened and hispidulous; stigmas 3 or variable in number, ca. 5 mm, directly exserted from ovary apex. Mature caryopsis unknown.

 

A tea prepared from a handful of the shoots used as an abortifacient; tea made from the shoots pounded with 100 white peppercorns and drunk on 3 successive mornings causes a very upset stomach at least or miscarriage at worst, so ingestion in any form is highly discouraged. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]

In Malaysia, the stems of Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. are used to threaten abortion. The pharmacological potential of this bamboo remains unexplored. [Medicinal Plants: Drugs For The Future?]

23 Published papers of Bambusa multiplex

1.    Morphology and molecular analysis of Paratylenchus guangzhouensis n. sp (Nematoda: Paratylenchinae) from the soil associated with Bambusa multiplex in China Wang, K., et al., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2016. 145(2): p. 255-264.
2.    Isolation and characterization of an Indeterminate1 gene, B., from bamboo (Bambusa multiplex) Guo, Xiaoqin, et al., Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2016. 25(1): p. 30-39.
3.    The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the Bambusa multiplex (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) Gao, J., K. Li, and L.-z. Gao, Mitochondrial DNA, 2016. 27(2): p. 980-982.
4.    A research on the flowering biological characteristics of Bambusa multiplex in Nanjing City Lin, S., et al., Journal of Nanjing Forestry University (Natural Sciences Edition), 2015. 39(2): p. 52-56.
5.    The development of flowering bud differentiation and male gametophyte of Bambusa multiplex Lin, S., et al., Journal of Nanjing Forestry University. Natural Sciences Edition, 2015. 39(4): p. 51-56.
6.    Nesting preference of Xylocopa tranquebarorum to thickness of bamboo cortex and diameter of bamboo gnarl of Bambusa multiplex He, C., et al., Journal of Nanjing Forestry University, 2014. 38(1): p. 179-182.
7.    Description on the Reproductive Organs of Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeuschel ex J. A. et J. H. Schuh. var. incana B. M. Yang Chen, S.-H., Bulletin of Botanical Research, 2013. 33(1): p. 1-3.
8.    Features of DNA methylation during the flowering process of Bambusa multiplex Yuan, J., et al., Acta Botanica Boreali-Occidentalia Sinica, 2012. 32(1): p. 60-66.
9.    Growth, p., and biochemical responses of Bambusa multiplex to salt stress Wu, Yourong and Y. Zheng, Journal of Fujian College of Forestry, 2012. 32(1): p. 23-27.
10.    Construction and EST analysis of normalized full-length cDNA library of Bambusa multiplex var. riviereorum Wu, Y., R. Pan, and Y. Zheng, Journal of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Natural Science Edition), 2012. 41(1): p. 63-67.
11.    Studies on the Seed Ingredients and Characteristics of Bambusa multiplex cv. Alphonse-Karr Chen, S., et al., Seed, 2012. 31(9): p. 71-73.
12.    Flowering biology and crossing of Bambusa multiplex Yuan, J., et al., Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2011. 47(8): p. 61-66.
13.    Effects of different measures on shooting and growth of Bambusa multiplex after the freezing disaster Gao, S., et al., Journal of Nanjing Forestry University (Natural Sciences Edition), 2011. 35(1): p. 119-122.
14.    A Study on the Cloning and Expression of a Cinnamoyl Alcohol Dehydrogenas Gene in Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeuschel Bian, L., et al., Acta Laser Biology Sinica, 2011. 20(1): p. 67-73.
15.    Medium Optimization for Callus Proliferation of Bambusa multiplex Yuan, J.-L., et al., Bulletin of Botanical Research, 2010. 30(5): p. 562-567.
16.    Observation of pollen development in Bambusa multiplex with laser scan confocal microscope Xu, C., X. Gao, and D. Tang, Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2010. 46(11): p. 158-161.
17.    Suspension Culture Optimization of Seed Embryo Callus from Bambusa multiplex Yuan, J., et al., Molecular Plant Breeding, 2009. 7(4): p. 839-844.
18.    Callus induction and plantlet regeneration of Bambusa multiplex Yuan, J., et al., Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2009. 45(3): p. 35-39.
19.    On morphology and morphogenesis of silica bodies in bambusa multiplex var. Nana Chen, C., et al., Bulletin of Botanical Research, 2003. 23(4): p. 424-428.
20.    Clarification effects of chitosan on Bambusa multiplex Roeusch juice Xu, M., Science & Technology of Food Industry, 2002. 23(8): p. 38-39.
21.    EQUISETUM-HYEMALE LINN AND EQUISETUM-RAMOSISSIMUM DESF VAR JAPONICUM MILDE Umemoto, K., A.O.L.-T.A.W.H.-F.O.P.I.P.S.-O.O.S.B.I.A.T.O.L.O.B.-M.R.A.S.O. and K. Hozumi, Yakugaku Zasshi, 1971. 91(8): p. 850-&.
22.    Ceramide production promoter and moisturizer used in cosmetic, q.-d., food and drink, pet food and pharmaceutical, comprises plant extract chosen from Bambusa multiplex, Clausena lansium and Coix lacryma-jobi Hashimoto, H., et al. Kao Corp; Nat Inst Medicinal Materials.
23.    Establishing efficient, s.r.s.o.B.m.c.e.s., callus inducement and proliferation, callus differentiation and radication and sound seedling transplant Gu, X., J. Yuan, and J. Yue. Gu X; Yuan J; Yue J.