Pseudosasa japonica

Pseudosasa japonica, common names Arrow bamboo and Green onion bamboo,^[2] is a species of bamboo.

Distribution

This species is native to Japan in Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, as well as Korea.

Subspecies

• Pseudosasa japonica var. japonica
• Pseudosasa japonica var. tsutsumiana

References

Further reading

• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
• Tai Hyun Chung. 1965. Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta.
• Wang Dajun & Shen Shao-Jin. 1987. Bamboos of China.
• Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).

External links

• Distribution map
• You, Yanghee; Kim, Kyungmi; Yoon, Ho-Geun; Lee, Kwang-Won; Lee, Jeongmin; Chun, Jiyeon; Shin, Dong-Hoon; Park, Jeongjin et al. (2010). "Chronic effect of ferulic acid from Pseudosasa japonica leaves on enhancing exercise activity in mice". Phytotherapy Research 24 (10): 1508–13. doi:10.1002/ptr.3152. PMID 20878702. 
• You, Yanghee; Kim, Kyungmi; Heo, Hojin; Lee, Kwangwon; Lee, Jeongmin; Shim, Sangin; Jun, Woojin (2006). "Stimulatory Effects of Pseudosasa japonica Leaves on Exercise Performance". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 70 (10): 2532–5. doi:10.1271/bbb.60137. PMID 17031056.