Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_phyllostachys_nigra_var_henonis
Henon Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis
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About Henon Bamboo
Henon Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) is an introduced woody bamboo documented as naturalized on Kauaʻi by Bishop Museum’s 2025 checklist. Kew accepts this Chinese variety and associates it primarily with the temperate biome. Bishop Museum’s 2025 checklist documents it as naturalized on Kauaʻi. The island record does not supply fine distribution, abundance, or impact information, so the plate uses a generalized setting and does not imply invasiveness.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis
- Common names
- Henon Bamboo
- Other names
- Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis · Henon Bamboo · Phyllostachys guizhouensis · Phyllostachys puberula · ha-chiku · whampoa bamboo
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Not yet assessed
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Arborescent woody grass (running bamboo)
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Henon Bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) is an introduced woody bamboo documented as naturalized on Kauaʻi by Bishop Museum’s 2025 checklist. Kew accepts this Chinese variety and associates it primarily with the temperate biome. Bishop Museum’s 2025 checklist documents it as naturalized on Kauaʻi. The island record does not supply fine distribution, abundance, or impact information, so the plate uses a generalized setting and does not imply invasiveness.