Borinda

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.

Borinda
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Borinda

Stapleton
Species
  • Borinda albocerea
  • Borinda angustissima
  • Borinda bolianagiant blue bamboo
  • Borinda contracta
  • Borinda fungosaBurgundy-red-culmed borinda
  • Borinda lushiensis
  • Borinda macclureana
  • Borinda nujiangensis
  • Borinda papyrifera
  • Borinda utilis
  • etc.

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.

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