竹子是禾本科(Gramineae)竹亚科(Bambusoideae)竹类植物的总称。全世界约有78属1400多种,生长在热带和亚热带地区。我国地处世界竹子的分布中心,是主要产竹国之一。 竹子细胞染色体方面的研究,据文献所查,国外已有60多年的历史,对许多种和变种、类型作了染色体计数,而国内除许建昌教授(台湾)外,严天民、张光楚等近年也有报道,到目前为上,约有29属的150多种和变种、类型有染色体资料。 Bamboo is a collective term for bamboo plants of the Bambusoideae in Gramineae. There are about 78 genera and 1400 species in the world, growing in tropical and subtropical regions. Our country is located in the center of distribution of the world’s bamboo and is one of the major bamboo producing countries. Chromosomes of bamboo cells, according to the literature, has more than 60 years of history abroad, for many species and varieties, type made chromosome counts, and Professor Xu Jianchang (Taiwan), Yan Tianmin, Zhang Guangchu, etc. have also been reported in recent years, Up to now, there are about 150 genera and variants of 29 genera, types of chromosomal data.