Inventory recorded 4 genera and 11 species of mountain bamboos in Shennongjia, Central China. Of these, 4 species (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, Ph. heteroclada, Ph. nidularia and Ph. bambusoides) belong to the mo...Inventory recorded 4 genera and 11 species of mountain bamboos in Shennongjia, Central China. Of these, 4 species (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, Ph. heteroclada, Ph. nidularia and Ph. bambusoides) belong to the monopodial bamboo, 4 species (Indocalamus latifolius, I. longiauritus, I. wilsoni and I. tessellatus) to the amphipodial bamboo, and 3 spe-cies (Fargesia spathacea, F. murielae and Yushania confusa) to the sympodial bamboo. Monopodial bamboos grow on the gentle slopes below 1800 m asl, occurring from the subtropical belt to the temperate belt in the vertical climatic spectrum of the mountain; Sympodial bamboos occur in higher elevations, ranging from the warm temperate (1200 m), across the medi-ate temperate and cold temperate, to the mountaintops of the frigid temperate belt (3100 m). Amphipodial bamboos occur in all climate types except the frigid temperate belt. Three dominant species, F. spathacea, F. murielae and Y. confusa, currently cover 12 %, 9 % and 3 % of the mountain ranges in Shennongjia, respectively.展开更多
文摘Inventory recorded 4 genera and 11 species of mountain bamboos in Shennongjia, Central China. Of these, 4 species (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, Ph. heteroclada, Ph. nidularia and Ph. bambusoides) belong to the monopodial bamboo, 4 species (Indocalamus latifolius, I. longiauritus, I. wilsoni and I. tessellatus) to the amphipodial bamboo, and 3 spe-cies (Fargesia spathacea, F. murielae and Yushania confusa) to the sympodial bamboo. Monopodial bamboos grow on the gentle slopes below 1800 m asl, occurring from the subtropical belt to the temperate belt in the vertical climatic spectrum of the mountain; Sympodial bamboos occur in higher elevations, ranging from the warm temperate (1200 m), across the medi-ate temperate and cold temperate, to the mountaintops of the frigid temperate belt (3100 m). Amphipodial bamboos occur in all climate types except the frigid temperate belt. Three dominant species, F. spathacea, F. murielae and Y. confusa, currently cover 12 %, 9 % and 3 % of the mountain ranges in Shennongjia, respectively.
