Author: Chen Shou-liang Chia Liang-chi et al.
Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7030002016/Q•38
1988; Hardcover;292x234mm;117

As one of the major bamboo-growing countries in the world, China has long been known as s kingdom of bamboos. China is not only rich in species of bamboos but also in endemic genera and species. This altas contains 23 genera, 90 species, 8 varieties and 6 forms of bamboos in this county. All the photographs in this collection represent firsthand materials gathered by the authors during a long period of investigation and field observation. For example, the photograph of Chimonobambusa szechuanensis Rendle was taken in Washan of Sichuan Province,and the photograph of Dendrocalamus sinicus Chia& J.L.Sun was taken in Xishuangbanna Daizu Zizhizhou of Yunnan Province. Each species is illustrated with 2-3photographs for the purpose of showing the beautiful natural landscapes and the morphological characters, especially the young shoots. Altogether 273 colored photographs(including some of utilization)are contained in this atlas, which aims to give the readers a panorama of Chinese bamboos .Each photograph is accompanied with a short caption which summarizes all the available information about that bamboo. It will serve as a key reference book to botanists and horticulturists, and also as a pictorial source-book for artists, amateur photographers and bamboo lovers. In this sense, this book can be enjoyed by both scientists and ordinary readers.

Table of Contents


Contents

Preface
The Maps of Natural Distribution of Chinese Bamboos
The Photographs and Descriptions of Chinese Bamboos
Key to the Tribe
Tribe Melocanneae
Tribe Bambuseae
Tribe Dendrocalameae
Tribe Shibataeeae
Tribe Arundinarieae
Bamboo Utilization
Appendix: Primary Morphological Characters of Bamboo
Index to Scientific and Common Names