STUDIES ON THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS SHIBATAEA MAKINO

Eight species are contained in the genus Shibataea Makino (Bambusoideae, Gramineae). Only one of them was discovered in Japan, all of them were discovered in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi provinces of China, some of them have been introduced into Guangdong, Taiwan provinces and Indonesia, Korea, Germany, Soviet Union. Effect of the climate, soil, human activity, interspecies competition and biological characteristic on the distribution of the genus were discussed, and the conclusion that southeastern of China, especially, Zhejiang-Fujian region, is the modern distribution center of the genus, were gainted.The plants of the genus Shibataea Makino have great value in horticulture because they are short, evergreen, graceful, cold-tolerant and easily tobe-cultivated.