Phyllostachys nigra waa nooc ka mid ah dhirta bamboo ee loo yaqaan "bamboo madow." Waa nooc ka mid ah Bamboo oo u dhashay dalka Shiinaha, waxaana si weyn looga beeraa meelo badan oo adduunka ka mid ah sida dhirta qurxinta. Magaca "Phyllostachys" wuxuu ka yimid ereyada Giriigga "phyllo," oo macneheedu yahay caleen, iyo "stachys," oo macneheedu yahay sarreen ama dhegta hadhuudh, iyada oo la tixraacayo habka caleemaha u koraan jirida. "Nigra" macneheedu waa madow oo Laatiinka ah, kaas oo qeexaya midabka mugdiga ah ee cirridka geedka ama afkoda. Haddaba, macnaha qaamuuska ee ereyga "Phyllostachys nigra" waa nooc ka mid ah geedka bambooga oo leh laamo madow ama midab madow.