The molecular technique of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used toinvestigate the genetic diversity of4Phyllostachys edulis populations from Jiangsu and Zhejiangprovince. The genetic diversity and genetic relationships, and differentiation of these populationswere evaluated and discussed with several analysis methods of modern population genetics. Thespatial distribution of Phyllostachys edulis population is also be investigated by the method ofspatial molecular ecology. The purpose is to unders...