Abstract:

That the bamboo resources of Yunnan is very rich and wide ranging due to the particular geographical place and complicated habitat. The bamboo resources of Yunnan are the most abundant in both species, ecological typus, and natural bamboo forests in the world. In this paper, the characteristics of bamboo diversity, relationship between Yunnan and its surrounding area, inside relationship from Yunnan bamboo diversity have been discussed. There are 5 characteristics in bamboo diversity of Yunnan, as well as valuable and rare germ plasm, floristic composition, natural bamboo forests, ecological landscape, bamboo culture of national minority. The bamboo diversity of Yunnan is closely linked with that of its periphery area, include Southeast Asia, the subcontinent of South Asia, Zhujiang River Valley, China, Yangtse River Valley, China, and Himalayas. The authors suggest that the valuable and rare bamboo species would be classified as the list of wild plants of national priority protection; the monographic study for them would be aided financially by National Fund of Natural Science; three germplasm bases would be invested by the government.

Key words: Yunnan, Bamboo diversity, Characteristics, Conservation