Re: Do you know this bamboo?
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:24 pm
Wind-born, the reason I went into detail about the collection of Yunnan 95-5 was specifically because some websites are saying it was collected by me. My introductions are listed on my website
http://www.bamboo-identification.co.uk/ ... igins.html
Brad, if you don't find a way to photograph the details for species identification, and I know this is very tricky with smaller bamboos, then maybe you can just have a close look yourself, maybe with a hand lens or magnifying glass. Unfortunately we have no decent close-up photos that are confidently referable to Yunnan 95-5 for comparison. However, it would be useful to compare your plant to the good photos we have for a very similar bamboo, also sold as F. scabrida, but in PA in 2009. The identification of that seemed to end up as Yushania brevipaniculata, but the leaf size and shape were similar to your bamboo, and to Yunnan 95-5, and possibly not really so typical of Yushania brevipaniculata.
http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic. ... 19&start=0
It is good to get some discussion on how to get decent close-up photos. The collection on bambooweb.info is sadly lacking in close-ups, and the forum topic specifically set up to address this issue has not really come up with relevant information, although it continues to produce lots of interesting pictures. I am always hopeful that a good, simple, cheap, reliable method for getting close-ups will arrive, but it seems it is not really a priority for those who develop cameras, phones or apps.
http://www.bamboo-identification.co.uk/ ... igins.html
Brad, if you don't find a way to photograph the details for species identification, and I know this is very tricky with smaller bamboos, then maybe you can just have a close look yourself, maybe with a hand lens or magnifying glass. Unfortunately we have no decent close-up photos that are confidently referable to Yunnan 95-5 for comparison. However, it would be useful to compare your plant to the good photos we have for a very similar bamboo, also sold as F. scabrida, but in PA in 2009. The identification of that seemed to end up as Yushania brevipaniculata, but the leaf size and shape were similar to your bamboo, and to Yunnan 95-5, and possibly not really so typical of Yushania brevipaniculata.
http://www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic. ... 19&start=0
It is good to get some discussion on how to get decent close-up photos. The collection on bambooweb.info is sadly lacking in close-ups, and the forum topic specifically set up to address this issue has not really come up with relevant information, although it continues to produce lots of interesting pictures. I am always hopeful that a good, simple, cheap, reliable method for getting close-ups will arrive, but it seems it is not really a priority for those who develop cameras, phones or apps.