Sasa palmata

Broadleaf bamboo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Supertribe: Bambusodae
Tribe: Bambuseae
Subtribe: Arundinariinae
Genus: Sasa
Species: S. palmata
Binomial name
Sasa palmata

Sasa palmata is a species of low-growing, shade-tolerant bamboo that is native to Japan. It is additionally known as palmata bamboo or broadleaf bamboo. http://www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=Sasa+palmata