List of bamboo species facts for kids
Bamboo is a group of woody perennial plants in the true grass family Poaceae. In the tribe Bambuseae, also known as bamboo, there are 91 genera and over 1,000 species. The size of bamboo varies from small annuals to giant timber bamboo. Bamboo evolved 30 to 40 million years ago, after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
Bamboo species can be divided into two groups: sympodial (clumping) and monopodial (running) species. Sympodial species grow from the soil in a slowly expanding tuft, while monopodial species send underground rhizomes to produce shoots several metres from the original "parent" plant.
All Chinese names for bamboo contain the character "竹" (zhu), and the shape of the character depicts two leafed twigs of bamboo. When used by itself, the character simply means "bamboo"; however, it is also found in hundreds of other Chinese words and phrases. "Every day our written language reminds us of the antiquity of China's partnership with bamboo." (Dr. W. Y. Hsiung).
Species
| Species | English name | Native name | Clumper/ runner/ extinct | Max. height | Max. diameter | Brief species description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acidosasa | None | 酸竹属
Suān zhú shǔ |
Clumper | 12.2 metres
(40 ft) |
Grow in south coastal China, and have sour shoots. | |
| Acidosasa chienouensis | Powdery sour bamboo | 粉酸竹
Fěn suān zhú |
Runner | 4.6 metres (15 ft) | 19 millimetres (0.75 in) | Culm sheaths green, glabrous, shorter than internodes, yellow-brown to brown setose |
| Acidosasa edulis | Sweet yellow bamboo | 黄甜竹 | Runner | 12 metres (39 ft) | 51 millimetres (2.0 in) | Green glabrous culms, sheath turns brown, from green. The roots are often eaten, and are said to be delicious. |
| Actinocladum verticillatum | 射枝竹属 | 4.6 metres (15 ft) | 14 millimetres (0.55 in) | A one-member genus distributed in western South America and Brazil. | ||
| Alvimia | 南美梨藤竹属 | |||||
| Ampelocalamus | 悬竹属 | |||||
| Ampelocalamus scandens | Climbing bamboo | 爬竹
Pá zhú |
Clumper | 9.1 metres (30 ft) | 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in) | Hangs loosely, or is scrambling. Nodes are slightly swollen. Nearly equal branches, central branches usually smaller than culms. |
| Apoclada simplex | 离枝竹属 | A one-member genus found in the forests of southeastern Brazil. | ||||
| Arthrostylidium | 节柱竹属 | climbing bamboos found in the New World. | ||||
| Arthrostylidium angustifolium | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium auriculatum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium banaoense | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium canaliculatum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium chiribiquetense | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium cubense | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium distichum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium ecuadorense | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium ekmanii | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium excelsum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium farctum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium fimbriatum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium fimbrinodum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium grandifolium | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium haitiense | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium judziewiczii | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium longiflorum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium merostachyoides | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium multispicatum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium obtusatum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium pubescens | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium punctulatum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium reflexum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium sarmentosum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium scandens | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium schomburgkii | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium simpliciusculum | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium urbanii | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium venezuelae | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium virolinense | ||||||
| Arthrostylidium youngianum | ||||||
| Arundinaria | 青篱竹属 | New shoots grow only in spring. Many species put in this genus were later transferred to different genera. | ||||
| Arundinaria appalachiana | Hill cane | Runner | 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) | 5.1 millimetres (0.20 in) | The culms have internodes that are smooth and cylindrical, but slightly tapering, sheaths are usually not shed, unusually small for bamboo | |
| Arundinaria funghomii | None | Runner | 9.1 metres (30 ft) | 28 millimetres (1.1 in) | New culms are covered in gray blooms for most of first year. May be the same as Pseudosasa cantori | |
| Arundinaria gigantea | River cane, canebrake | Runner | 6.1 metres (20 ft) | 25 millimetres (0.98 in) | Native to the United States. Can grow at temperatures as low as -23 °C. | |
| Arundinaria gigantea Macon | Macon river cane | Runner | 6.1 metres (20 ft) | 25 millimetres (0.98 in) | Can grow at very low temperatures. Can survive at -32 °C with only minor leaf burn. | |
| Arundinaria tecta | Switch cane | Runner | 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) | 13 millimetres (0.51 in) | Like Arundinaria gigantea, but with persistent culm sheaths; can grow in soggy soil. | |
| Athroostachys capitata | ||||||
| Atractantha | ||||||
| Aulonemia | ||||||
| Aulonemia queko | 15 metres (49 ft) | 30 millimetres (1.2 in) | ||||
| Bambusa | 簕竹属 | Generally tropical bamboo, usually with many branches. New shoots appear in late fall. | ||||
| Bambusa arnhemica | None | Clumper | 7.6 metres (25 ft) | 100 millimetres (3.9 in) | On Northern Australian coasts. Deciduous during dry season. Dense clumps, thick culms, short internodes, low branches. | |
| Bambusa balcooa | None | Clumper | 18 metres (59 ft) | 150 millimetres (5.9 in) | From India. Has tangled clumps which make it difficult to harvest. They are strong, and are often used in construction. | |
| Bambusa bambos | Giant thorny | Clumper | 30 metres (98 ft) | 180 millimetres (7.1 in) | Fast growing, with thick walls. Lower branches are long and covered with thorns. Has edible shoots, and is used to make paper in India. | |
| Bambusa basihirsuta | Flat bamboo | 扁竹 | Clumper | 12 metres (39 ft) | 76 millimetres (3.0 in) | Tight erect clumps |
| Bambusa beecheyana | Beechey bamboo | 吊丝球竹 | Clumper | 15 metres (49 ft) | 130 millimetres (5.1 in) | Culms with short internodes, covered with white powder when young, usually arch strongly, shoots often eaten. |
| Bambusa beecheyana var. pubescens | None | 大头典竹 | Clumper | 15 metres (49 ft) | 130 millimetres (5.1 in) | Same as regular Bambusa beecheyana, but more erect, with thicker nodual hair, and it branches lower. |
| Bambusa blumeana | spiny bamboo | 簕竹 | Clumper | 18 metres (59 ft) | 100 millimetres (3.9 in) | Tall thorny bamboo indigenous to India and Indonesia. Used for building material and baskets. Shoots eaten. |
| Bambusa boniopsis | None | 妈竹
Mā zhú |
Clumper | 4.6 metres (15 ft) | 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) | A small green bamboo with narrow leaves. Indigenous to Hainan |
| Bambusa burmanica | Burmese bamboo | 缅甸竹 | Clumper | 4.6 metres (15 ft) | 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) | Nearly solid culms, with large leaves that can be up to a foot long; dense clumps with spiky low branches. |
| Bambusa chungii | None | 粉箪竹 | Clumper | 9.1 metres (30 ft) | 51 millimetres (2.0 in) | Thin-walled culms are covered with white powder. |
| Bambusa chungii var. barbelatta | None | Clumper | 6.7 metres (22 ft) | 38 millimetres (1.5 in) | Light ring of hair around new culm nodes, and a loose sheath blade. | |
| Bambusa cornigera | Bull's horn bamboo | 牛角竹
Niújiǎo zhú |
Clumper | 11 metres (36 ft) | 76 millimetres (3.0 in) | Culms are zigzag and internodes are curved. |
| Bambusa dissimulator | None | 坭簕竹 | Clumper | 15 metres (49 ft) | 76 millimetres (3.0 in) | A giant tropical bamboo that has tough culms with long branches. |
| Bambusa dissimulator Albinodia | None | Clumper | 15 metres (49 ft) | 76 millimetres (3.0 in) | A giant tropical bamboo that has tough culms with long branches. There are white rings above and below the nodes. | |
| Bambusa distegia | None | 料慈竹 | Clumper | 9.1 metres (30 ft) | 100 millimetres (3.9 in) | Has green internodes, and bends slightly at the top. It also tolerates light frosts. |
| Bambusa dolichoclada | Long-branch bamboo | 长枝竹 | Clumper | 20 metres (66 ft) | 10 centimetres (3.9 in) | Has slightly drooping internodes, flat nodes, thick walls, and a thin layer of white powder on it. |
| Bambusa dolichoclada Stripe | None | 条纹长枝竹 | Clumper | 21 metres (69 ft) | 10 centimetres (3.9 in) | Has slightly drooping internodes, flat nodes, thick walls, thin creamy yellow stripes, and a thin layer of white powder on it. |
| Bambusa dolichomerithalla | Another name for Bambusa multiplex | |||||
| Bambusa emeiensis Chrysotrichus | None | 慈竹 | Clumper | 12 metres (39 ft) | 5 centimetres (2.0 in) | Originally known as Neosinocalamus affinis, but name was later changed to Bambusa emeinsis. |
| Bambusa emeiensis Flavidovirens | None | 慈竹 | Clumper | 12.5 metres (41 ft) | 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) | Originally known as Neosinocalamus affinis, but name was later changed to Bambusa emeinsis. Pale yellow with green vertical stripes |
| Bambusa emeiensis Viridiflavus | None | 慈竹 | Clumper | 12.5 metres (41 ft) | 7 centimetres (2.8 in) | Originally known as Neosinocalamus affinis, but name was later changed to Bambusa emeinsis. Has erect culms and yellow stripes. |
| Bambusa eutuldoides | None | 大眼竹 | Clumper | 15 metres (49 ft) | 50 millimetres (2.0 in) | Straight thick walled culms, with fine white stripes. |
| Bambusa eutuldoides Viridivittata | None | 青丝黄竹 | Clumper | 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) | 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) | Yellow internodes with green stripes. Shoots have peach tones |
| Bambusa flexuosa | None | 小�デç°�ダ竹 | Clumper | 7.5 metres (25 ft) | 6 centimetres (2.4 in) | There is a ring of silky brown hair beneath each node, and few branches. |
| Bambusa fulda | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Bambusa gibba | Mud bamboo | 坭竹
Ní zhú |
Clumper | 7.5 metres (25 ft) | 5 centimetres (2.0 in) | Side branches have soft spines. An oil can be extracted from the culms. |
| Bambusa glaucophylla | Malay dwarf | Clumper | 4.5 metres (15 ft) | 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) | Dense bushy and easy to prune. Often sold as a decorative hedge. | |
| Bambusa intermedia | None | 绵竹 | Clumper | 7.5 metres (25 ft) | 50 millimetres (2.0 in) | Dark green with purple stripes |
| Bambusa lako | Timor black | Clumper | 17.5 metres (57 ft) | 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) | Deep purple almost black culms, with faint green stripes. has low branches and green leave sheaths. Closely related to Gigantochloa atroviolacea. | |
| Bambusa lapidea | Horsehoof bamboo | 油�デç°�ダ竹 | Clumper | 10.5 metres (34 ft) | 8.8 centimetres (3.5 in) | Thick walled culms almost solid at base. |
| Bambusa longispiculata | None | 花眉竹 | Clumper | 11.5 metres (38 ft) | 10 centimetres (3.9 in) | Green clums with light green stripes near node rings. Open clumps, and thin walls. |
| Bambusa luteostriata | None | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Erect with full foliage at top. Green with white stripes. | |
| Bambusa maculata | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Splotchy canes when mature. | |
| Bambusa malingensis | None | 马岭竹 | Clumper | 35 feet (11 m) | 2.5 inches (64 mm) | Tolerates wind well. Medium-sized, but grows taller in shade. |
| Bambusa membranacea | None | Clumper | 70 feet (21 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Strong growing bamboo with straight culms and loose clumps. | |
| Bambusa multiplex | Hedge bamboo | 孝顺竹 | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Every node has a large number of branches from top to bottom, hence the name hedge bamboo. |
| Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Every node has a large number of branches from top to bottom. The leaves are yellow with irregular green stripes. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Fernleaf | Fernleaf bamboo | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Have about 15 closely spaced two-rank leaves. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Fernleaf Stripestem | Fernleaf stripestem bamboo | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Reddish yellow culms with green stripes. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Golden Goddess | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | A dwarf form of Bambusa multiplex fernleaf except with larger leaves and yellow culms. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Goldstripe | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Mature culms have a gold stripe that fades into green. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Midori Green | Green Alphonse | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Culms and branches are light green with dark green stripes | |
| Bambusa multiplex Riviereorum | Chinese Goddess | Clumper | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | Has solid culms and tiny leaves | |
| Bambusa multiplex Silverstripe | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | White stripes on the leaves and many culms also have white leaves. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Tiny Fern | None | Clumper | 3 feet (0.91 m) | 0.2 inches (5.1 mm) | A dwarf species with tiny leaves under 1 inch (25 mm) long. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Tiny Fern Striped | None | Clumper | 3 feet (0.91 m) | 0.2 inches (5.1 mm) | A dwarf species with tiny leaves under 1 inch (25 mm) long and striped culms. | |
| Bambusa multiplex Willowy | Wang Tsai | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Strongly arched culms with narrow leaves. | |
| Bambusa multiplex | 'Silverstripe' | Clumper | 45 feet (14 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Bambusa multiplex | 'Tiny Fern' | Clumper | 3 feet (0.91 m) | 0.10 inches (2.5 mm) | ||
| Bambusa mutabilis | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | |||
| Bambusa nutans | None | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | Culms have a white ring below the nodes. | |
| Bambusa odashimae | None | 乌脚绿竹 | Clumper | 65 feet (20 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | Has dark green leaves and edible shoots |
| Bambusa odashime × B. tuldoides | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Erect with long internodes. | |
| Bambusa oldhamii | Giant timber | 绿竹 | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Has erect culms, short branches, and wide leaves. |
| Bambusa oliveriana | None | Clumper | 45 feet (14 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Dense clumps with thick walled, glossy green culms. | |
| Bambusa pachinensis | None | 米筛竹 | Clumper | 33 feet (10 m) | 2.4 inches (61 mm) | Medium size with yellow culms. |
| Bambusa pallida | None | |||||
| Bambusa pervariabilis | None | 撑篙竹 | Clumper | 33 feet (10 m) | 2.4 inches (61 mm) | Erect, thick walled, and lower culms have branches and yellow stripes. |
| Bambusa pervariabilis Viridistriatus | None | 花撑篙竹 | Clumper | 33 feet (10 m) | 2.4 inches (61 mm) | New shoots are yellow with green stripes, maturing to a darker yellow with dark green stripes. |
| Bambusa polymorpha | None | Clumper | 30 metres (98 ft) | Culms are green, covered with whitish brown hair, and become brownish green when drying | ||
| Bambusa rigida | None | 硬头黄竹 | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 2.3 inches (58 mm) | Erect with long internodes. There are many branches at each node. |
| Bambusa rutila | None | 木竹 | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Thick walls, lower culms zigzag, nodes are swollen and have white hairs. |
| Bambusa sinospinosa | Chinese thorny | 车筒竹 | Clumper | 70 feet (21 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Has many thorny branches, and small leaves. |
| Bambusa sinospinosa Hirose | None | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Forms tight clumps. | |
| Bambusa sinospinosa Clone X | None | Clumper | 75 feet (23 m) | 2.8 inches (71 mm) | A vigorous bamboo with extremely thick walls. Classification unknown. | |
| Bambusa sinospinosa Nana | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Straight, strong, with yellow stripes. | |
| Bambusa sinospinosa Polymorpha | None | Clumper | 65 feet (20 m) | 6 inches (150 mm) | Green culms covered with silky gray hair, and short, slender branches. Classification uncertain. | |
| Bambusa sinospinosa Richard Waldron | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Compact and erect. Classification and origin uncertain. | |
| Bambusa stenostachya | None | Clumper | 70 feet (21 m) | 6 inches (150 mm) | Internodes almost solid. Culm sheaths persistent. | |
| Bambusa textilis | Weavers bamboo | 青皮竹 | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Very thin culms and tight clumps. Arches very gracefully. |
| Bambusa textilis Dwarf | None | Clumper | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | Very thin culms, and tight clumps. | |
| Bambusa textilis Kanapaha | None | Clumper | 50 feet (15 m) | 2.5 inches (64 mm) | Lower half of culms are blue and have no branches. | |
| Bambusa textilis Maculata | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Culms and base of new culm sheaths both have purple streaks. | |
| Bambusa textilis Mutabilis | None | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 2.3 inches (58 mm) | Long internodes, and persistent light blue bloom. | |
| Bambusa textilis Scranton | None | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Clumps open and branches loose. | |
| Bambusa textilis var. albostriata | None | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Open clumps, loose branches, and white stripes on culms | |
| Bambusa textilis var. glabra | None | 光秆青皮竹 | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Slender with glabrous culms and culm sheaths. |
| Bambusa textilis var. gracilis | None | 崖州竹 | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 1.3 inches (33 mm) | Slender culms, nodding top, graceful leaves. |
| Bambusa tulda | None | 俯竹 | Clumper | 70 feet (21 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Solid near base, straight and thick walled. |
| Bambusa tulda Striata | None | Clumper | 70 feet (21 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Solid near base, straight and thick walled, striped near the base. | |
| Bambusa tuldoides | Punting Pole | 青秆竹 | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 2.3 inches (58 mm) | Forms a thick clump of thick walled culms. |
| Bambusa variostriata | None | 吊丝箪竹 | Clumper | 35 feet (11 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | New, edible shoots covered in white stripes and white blooms. |
| Bambusa ventricosa | Buddha's Belly | 佛肚竹 | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 2.3 inches (58 mm) | In the ground it has zigzag culms and branches. In pots it becomes dwarf, and has swollen internodes. |
| Bambusa ventricosa Golden Buddha | None | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Bambusa ventricosa Kimmei | None | 佛肚竹 | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 2.3 inches (58 mm) | In the ground it has zigzag culms and branches. In pots it becomes dwarf, and has swollen internodes. Has yellow culms striped with green. |
| Bambusa ventricosa | 'Holochrysa Kimmei' | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 2.25 inches (57 mm) | ||
| Bambusa vulgaris | Common bamboo | 龙头竹 | Clumper | 50 feet (15 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Open clumps with culms spaced about a foot apart. Culms root easily. |
| Bambusa vulgaris Vittata | Painted bamboo | 黄金间碧竹 | Clumper | 50 feet (15 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Golden yellow culms with green stripes that look like paint dripping down the culm. |
| Bambusa vulgaris Wamin | None | 大佛肚竹 | Clumper | 16 feet (4.9 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | Has short swollen lower green internodes. |
| Bambusa vulgaris Wamin Striata | None | Clumper | 16 feet (4.9 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | Has short swollen lower green internodes, and is striped with dark green. | |
| Bashania | Running bamboos that naturally exist in China | |||||
| Bashania fargesii | Chinese mountain bamboo or wind break bamboo | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Has leaves that can be up to a foot long. Also known as Arundinaria fargesii | |
| Bashania qingchengshanensis | None | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.9 inches (23 mm) | Spreads quickly and vigorously. | |
| Bonia | Some authorities include this genus in Bambusa. | |||||
| Borinda | Mountain bamboo that grow in Bhutan, Tibet, Yunnan, and Sichuan. Most of the species in this genus start out blue. | |||||
| Borinda albocerea | None | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Grows in mountainous regions. | |
| Borinda angustissima | None | Clumper | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | White powder covered, arched culms that start out purple. | |
| Borinda contracta | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Bushy, clumps have many culms. | |
| Borinda frigidorum | None | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.7 inches (18 mm) | Culm sheaths become red, leaves are small. | |
| Borinda fungosa | Chocolate bamboo | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Grow at very high altitudes. Have flexible culms, and sweet shoots. Culms turn shiny brown in sunlight. | |
| Borinda fungosa White cloud | None | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Borinda grossa | None | Clumper | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Unknown | |
| Borinda KR 5288 | None | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Borinda lushuiensis | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Unknown | |
| Borinda macclureana | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | On the lower surface of purple branches, the leaves are pubescent. | |
| Borinda nujiangensis | None | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Has small dark yellow leaves. | |
| Borinda papyrifera | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | New culms are light blue, and as they age they become yellow with thin striae. | |
| Borinda perlonga | None | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Has dense light green leaves, blue culms, and long culm sheaths. | |
| Borinda sinospinosa Muliensis (sinospinosa often abbreviated sp.) | None | Clumper | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | Has broad deciduous leaves. | |
| Borinda yulongshanensis | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Brachystachyum | A synonym for Semiarundinaria | |||||
| Cathariostachys | ||||||
| Cathariostachys capitata | . | |||||
| Cathariostachys madagascariensis | Madagascar giant bamboo | . | ||||
| Cephalostachyum | 空竹属 | Tall, shrubby, clumping bamboo from India, China, Madagascar, Malaysia, and Indonesia. | ||||
| Cephalostachyum pergracile | None | 香糯竹 | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Erect culms with white bristly hairs. |
| Cephalostachyum viguieri | None | |||||
| Cephalostachyum virgatum | None | 金毛空竹 | Clumper | 50 feet (15 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Thin walled drooping, a bamboo that is often confused with Bambusa multiplex. |
| Chimonobambusa | 方竹属 | New shoots start in fall or winter. Sometimes with thorny nodes, and quadrangular culms. | ||||
| Chimonobambusa macrophylla | Intermedia | 大叶筇竹 | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Internodes flat above branches, and are powdery white. |
| Chimonobambusa macrophylla var. macrophylla | None | 大叶筇竹原变种 | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Internodes are not powdery white, and leaves are less than 8 inches (200 mm) long, and 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide. |
| Chimonobambusa macrophylla var. leiboensis | None | 雷波大叶筇竹 | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Initially powdery white, but this goes away. |
| Chimonobambusa marmorea | Marbled bamboo | 寒竹 | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | New shoots and leaves have a marbled texture in cream and dark purple. |
| Chimonobambusa marmorea Variegata | None | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | New shoots and leaves have a marbled texture in cream and dark purple. Leaves also have white stripes. | |
| Chimonobambusa marmorea | Red | Runner | 8 feet (2.4 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Chimonobambusa pachystachys | Thorny bamboo | 刺竹子 | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Nodes have rings of root thorns. |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis | Square bamboo | 方竹 | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Culms are square and have rounded corners. Nodes have a ring of root thorns. |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Joseph de Jussieu | None | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Culms are square, yellow, have a few green stripes, and rounded corners. Nodes have a ring of root thorns. Leaves have white stripes, and culms have green sulci. | |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Suow | None | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Culms are square, yellow, have a few green stripes, and rounded corners. Nodes have a ring of root thorns. | |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Yellow Groove | None | Runner | Unknown | Unknown | Culms are square, yellow, have a few green stripes, and rounded corners. Nodes have a ring of root thorns. Culms have yellow sulci. | |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis | 'Suow' | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Chimonobambusa szechuanensis | None | 八月竹 | Runner | 19 feet (5.8 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Has long thick culm sheaths, and three branches per node that have deciduous leaves. |
| Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda | Walking stick | 筇竹 | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.3 inches (33 mm) | A rare bamboo with inflated nodes. |
| Chimonobambusa yunnanensis | Black bamboo | Runner | 32 feet (9.8 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | A black bamboo with square internodes. | |
| Chimonocalamus | used to be known as Sinarundinaria | |||||
| Chimonocalamus pallens | Clumper | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 1.2 inches (30 mm) | |||
| Chusquea | 丘竹属 | A genus of South American and Central American bamboo that usually has one main branch and several branchlets per node. There may be around 70 unclassified species in this genus. | ||||
| Chusquea asymmetrica | None | vulnerable to becoming an endangered species | ||||
| Chusquea andina | None | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Grows at a higher altitude than any other bamboo in the genus, and has small spiky blue leaves. | |
| Chusquea andina Blue Andes | None | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Grows at a very high altitude, and has small spiky blue leaves. | |
| Chusquea circinata | None | Clumper | 22 feet (6.7 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Dark and arching, and has whorls of small leaves. Comes from Mexico. | |
| Chusquea circinata Chiapas | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Dark and arching, and has yellow shoots. Comes from Mexico. | |
| Chusquea coronalis | None | Clumper | 23 feet (7.0 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Has little leaves on small branches that completely surround the nodes. Some believe that this is the most beautiful bamboo, and it is often planted in gardens. | |
| Chusquea culeou | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Has many equal sized branches on each node. Comes from Chile. | |
| Chusquea culeou Argentina | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | Has many large, equal sized branches on each node. Comes from Argentina. | |
| Chusquea culeou Caña Prieta | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Culms turn dark red, brown, and sometimes almost black. | |
| Chusquea culeou Hillier's Form | None | Clumper | 9 feet (2.7 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | A dwarf form of Chusquea culeou. | |
| Chusquea culeou | 'Chilean Straight' | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | ||
| Chusquea culeou | 'Scandens' | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | ||
| Chusquea culeou | longiramea | Clumper | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | ||
| Chusquea culeou | 'Chilean Weeping' | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | ||
| Chusquea cumingii | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Has many tiny, stiff, sharp leaves. | |
| Chusquea delicatula | None | Unknown | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has very small leaves and is native to Peru. | |
| Chusquea elata | None | |||||
| Chusquea elegans | None | |||||
| Chusquea falcata | None | |||||
| Chusquea foliosa | None | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | Golden culms with green nodes and thin dropping leaves. | |
| Chusquea galeottiana | None | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Arches, and comes from southern Mexico. | |
| Chusquea gigantea | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | has red shoots, green culms, many branches per node, and forms open clumps. | |
| Chusquea glomerata | None | a synonym for Athroostachys capitata | ||||
| Chusquea glauca | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has very large leaves. | |
| Chusquea liebmannii | None | Clumper | 33 feet (10 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Culms arch strongly. Nodes have spine like roots. | |
| Chusquea leonardiorum | None | |||||
| Chusquea loxensis | None | |||||
| Chusquea maclurei | None | |||||
| Chusquea macrostachya | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Grows in Chile at elevations up to 3,000 feet (910 m). | |
| Chusquea mimosa subsp. australis | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Stiff, red culms with small leaves. Native to Brazil. | |
| Chusquea montana | None | Clumper | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | Has swollen nodes. | |
| Chusquea muelleri | None | Clumper | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.2 inches (5.1 mm) | Culms delicate, 2-3 branches per node. | |
| Chusquea nana | None | |||||
| Chusquea pittieri | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Has arching culms, and thorny nodes. | |
| Chusquea simpliciflora | None | Clumper | 50 feet (15 m) | 0.4 inches (10 mm) | Climbs over other plants, and is a vining species. | |
| Chusquea simpliciflora Chiconquiaco | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has small leaves, and is a vining species. | |
| Chusquea simpliciflora Las Vigas | None | Clumper | 8 feet (2.4 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has large leaves, red shoots, and is a vining species. | |
| Chusquea subtilis | None | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Has very fine leaves, and grows at high elevations in Costa Rica. | |
| Chusquea sulcata | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Erect golden culms have fine leaves and many branches. | |
| Chusquea tomentosa | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Has long dark green leaves. | |
| Chusquea uliginosa | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Grows at the edge of wetlands in Chile. | |
| Chusquea valdiviensis | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Culms can climb to 40 feet (12 m) with help. | |
| Chusquea virgata | None | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Has swollen nodes. Culms are speckled with purple. | |
| Chusquea sp. | 'Nigricans' | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.4 inches (10 mm) | ||
| Colanthelia | ||||||
| Davidsea attenuata | 戴维斯竹属 | |||||
| Decaryochloa diadelpha | ||||||
| Dendrocalamus | 牡竹属 | Huge tropical clumping bamboo. | ||||
| Dendrocalamus asper | None | 马来甜龙竹 | Clumper | 100 feet (30 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | Shoots are large and often eaten. |
| Dendrocalamus asper Betung Hitam | None | Clumper | 100 feet (30 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | Has black culms, and is rare. | |
| Dendrocalamus brandisii | None | 勃氏甜龙竹 | Clumper | 100 feet (30 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | Thick walled culms with shoots that are edible raw. |
| Dendrocalamus brandisii Black | None | Clumper | 40 feet (12 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | A fast-growing black culmed bamboo. | |
| Dendrocalamus brandisii variegated | None | Clumper | 100 feet (30 m) | 12 inches (300 mm) | Similar to Dendrocalamus brandisii but with variegated leaves and wider culms. | |
| Dendrocalamus calostachyus | None | 美穗龙竹 | Clumper | 70 feet (21 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Sturdy, often used for construction. |
| Dendrocalamus giganteus | Dragon bamboo | 龙竹 | Clumper | 100 feet (30 m) | 12 inches (300 mm) | Leaves can be up to 20 inches (510 mm) long, and 4 inches (100 mm) wide. |
| Dendrocalamus giganteus Quail Clone | None | Clumper | 100 feet (30 m) | 12 inches (300 mm) | A cultivar of Dendrocalamus giganteus man-made at Quail Botanical Gardens in California, United States | |
| Dendrocalamus giganteus variegated | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Leaves can be up to 20 inches (510 mm) long, and 4 inches (100 mm) wide and are variegated. Does not yet have a real scientific name. | |
| Dendrocalamus hamiltonii | None | 版纳甜龙竹 | Clumper | 80 feet (24 m) | 7 inches (180 mm) | Leaves can be up to 15 inches (380 mm) long, grows in the Himalayas. |
| Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis | None | 建水龙竹 | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Has fimbriate culm sheath ligule. |
| Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis variegated | None | Clumper | 55 feet (17 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Like Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis but with variegated leaves. Currently has no scientific name. | |
| Dendrocalamus latiflorus | None | 麻竹 | Clumper | 65 feet (20 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | From southern China, has large dark green leaves 10–16 inches (250–410 mm) long, and 3–4 inches (76–102 mm) wide. |
| Dendrocalamus latiflorus Mei-nung | None | 美浓麻竹 | Clumper | 65 feet (20 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | Like Dendrocalamus latiflorus but with light green culms and dark green culm stripes. |
| Dendrocalamus latiflorus Subconvex | None | 葫芦麻竹 | Clumper | 33 feet (10 m) | 4.7 inches (120 mm) | Has pear shaped culms, and is one of the shortest species in the entire genus. |
| Dendrocalamus longispathus | None | 10 centimetres (3.9 in) | ||||
| Dendrocalamus maroochy | None | Clumper | 33 feet (10 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | Arching bamboo with yellow culms. It has only recently been added to the world's bamboo inventory. | |
| Dendrocalamus minor | None | 吊丝竹 | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Has arching culms, and brown rings on culm sheaths near the base of the culm. |
| Dendrocalamus minor var. amoenus | None | 花吊丝竹 | Clumper | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | Has pale yellow culms with green stripes. |
| Dendrocalamus minor var. minor | None | 吊丝竹原变种 | Clumper | 39 feet (12 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | Has green internodes. |
| Dendrocalamus sikkimensis | None | 锡金龙竹 | Clumper | 65 feet (20 m) | 8 inches (200 mm) | Culms brownish red, and culm sheaths have a velvet like texture. |
| Dendrocalamus sinicus | None | 歪脚龙竹 | Clumper | 120 feet (37 m) | 12 inches (300 mm) | Internodes near the base are shorter, and all internodes have short yellow hair. |
| Dendrocalamus sp. Parker's Giant | None | Clumper | 80 feet (24 m) | 12 inches (300 mm) | An unidentified giant timber bamboo found by Jim Parker in Hawaii, U.S.A. | |
| Dendrocalamus strictus | Male bamboo, solid bamboo, Calcutta bamboo | 牡竹 | Clumper | 60 feet (18 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Most common bamboo in India. Culms are sometimes solid. Unlike most bamboo, it flowers frequently. Often used for fishing rods. |
| Dendrocalamus validus | None | Clumper | 45 feet (14 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | Erect culms with convex internodes. | |
| Dendrocalamus xishuangbannaensis | Clumper? | 150 feet (46 m) | 14 inches (360 mm) | Found in southern Yunnan, China | ||
| Dendrocalamus yunnanicus | Yunnan dragon bamboo | 云南龙竹 | Clumper | 80 feet (24 m) | 7 inches (180 mm) | Pale green. Grows in Yunnan and Vietnam. |
| Dinochloa | Clumping, clinging bamboo that grows native in Burma through the Philippines. They have fleshy fruits, the size of a golf ball or smaller. | |||||
| Dinochloa malayana | None | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has large shiny leaves, rough culms, and hairy culm sheaths. | |
| Dinochloa scandens | None | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has black culms and ovate leaves. | |
| Drepanostachyum | 镰序竹属 | Clumping mountain bamboo that has many equal branches. | ||||
| Drepanostachyum falcatum | None | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 1.1 inches (28 mm) | Unknown | |
| Drepanostachyum falcatum var. sengteeanum | None | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 1.1 inches (28 mm) | Has bright green culms and small paper thin leaves. | |
| Drepanostachyum khasianum | Khasia bamboo | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Culms are dark green. New culms have a white powder that makes them look like they are blue. | |
| Drepanostachyum microphyllum | None | Clumper | Unknown | Unknown | Has bright green leaves. Can have up to 70 branches per node. | |
| Drepanostachyum sengteeanum | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Elytrostachys | ||||||
| Eremitis | ||||||
| Eremitis monothalamia | None | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | A synonym for Eremitis parviflora | |
| Eremitis parviflora | None | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Native to eastern Brazil. | |
| Eremocaulon | ||||||
| Fargesia | 箭竹属 | Clumping bamboo from southwest China. Small-medium-sized. Tolerant to cold, but not to heat. Flowers are shaped similar to toothbrushes. | ||||
| Fargesia adpressa | None | 贴毛箭竹 | Clumper | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 1.3 inches (33 mm) | Has purplish-green culms, and open clumps. |
| Fargesia apircirubens | Red tipped bamboo | Clumper | 16 feet (4.9 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | Grows at elevations above 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level. | |
| Fargesia apircirubens White Dragon | None | Clumper | 8 feet (2.4 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Same as above but with variegated white leaves in spring that later fade to green. | |
| Fargesia communis | None | 马亨箭竹 | Clumper | 24 feet (7.3 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Persistent pale red culm sheaths that are much longer than internodes. |
| Fargesia denudata | None | 缺苞箭竹 | Clumper | 16 feet (4.9 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has small delicate leaves. Culms branch out after first winter. |
| Fargesia denudata Xian 1 | None | Clumper | 11 feet (3.4 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Has yellow arching culms and fine small leaves. | |
| Fargesia dracocephala | None | 龙头箭竹 | Clumper | 9.8 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | One of the main food species for the giant panda. Pale red-brown culm sheaths. Culms initially powdery. Shoots come up early in the season. |
| Fargesia dracocephala | 'Gold Stem' | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Fargesia dracocephala | 'Rufa' 'Gansu 95-1' | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Sometime confused with Fargesia rufa, which is a different species. | |
| Fargesia murielae | None | 神农箭竹 | Clumper | 16.5 feet (5.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Grows new shoots in early May. |
| Fargesia murielae Bimbo | None | Clumper | 5 inches (130 mm) | Unknown | Unusually short | |
| Fargesia murieliae Harewood | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Unknown | Dark green leaves, and red-brown culm sheaths | |
| Fargesia murieliae Jonny's Giant | None | Clumper | 13 feet (4.0 m) | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Fargesia murieliae Jumbo Jet | None | Clumper | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Unknown | Gold-green culms that arch. | |
| Fargesia murieliae Simba | None | Clumper | 6.5 feet (2.0 m) | 0.4 inches (10 mm) | Pea colored culms. | |
| Fargesia murieliae SABE 939 | None | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Unknown | |
| Fargesia murieliae Vampire | None | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Upright with bright red culms and dark green leaves. | |
| Fargesia murieliae | None | Clumper / Extinct | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | A man-made cultivar, made in 1907, that lasted until the 1980s, when it was lost to cultivation. | |
| Fargesia murieliae | Umbrella bamboo | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Fargesia nitida | Fountain bamboo | 华西箭竹 | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | Dark gray, sometimes even black culms. Culm sheaths have orange stripes. |
| Fargesia nitida | 'Jiuzhaigou' | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Fargesia robusta | 'Pingwu' | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.8 inches (20 mm) | ||
| Fargesia rufa | 青川箭 | Clumper | ||||
| Ferrocalamus strictus | Iron bamboo | A one-member genus endemic to Yunnan, China's southern areas. | ||||
| Filgueirasia | ||||||
| Filgueirasia arenicola | ||||||
| Filgueirasia cannavieira | ||||||
| Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa | Clumper | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.4 inches (10 mm) | |||
| Gelidocalamus fangianus | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | |||
| Gigantochloa | ||||||
| Gigantochloa achmadii | ||||||
| Gigantochloa albociliata | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | |||
| Gigantochloa albopilosa | ||||||
| Gigantochloa albovestita | ||||||
| Gigantochloa andamanica | ||||||
| Gigantochloa apus | BAMBU TALI | Clumper | 65 feet (20 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | ||
| Gigantochloa aspera | ||||||
| Gigantochloa atter | ||||||
| Gigantochloa atroviolacea | Tropical black bamboo | Clumper | 50 feet (15 m) | 3.5 inches (89 mm) | Deep purple almost black culms, with faint green stripes. has low branches and green leave sheaths. Closely related to Bambusa lako. | |
| Gigantochloa auriculata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa aya | ||||||
| Gigantochloa baliana | ||||||
| Gigantochloa balui | ||||||
| Gigantochloa calcicola | ||||||
| Gigantochloa cochinchinensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa compressa | ||||||
| Gigantochloa densa | ||||||
| Gigantochloa dinhensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa felix | ||||||
| Gigantochloa hasskarliana | ||||||
| Gigantochloa hayatae | ||||||
| Gigantochloa heteroclada | ||||||
| Gigantochloa heterostachya | ||||||
| Gigantochloa hirtinoda | ||||||
| Gigantochloa holttumiana | ||||||
| Gigantochloa hosseusii | ||||||
| Gigantochloa kachinensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa kathaensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa kuring | ||||||
| Gigantochloa kurzii | ||||||
| Gigantochloa latifolia | ||||||
| Gigantochloa latispiculata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa levis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa ligulata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa longiprophylla | ||||||
| Gigantochloa luteostriata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa macrostachya | ||||||
| Gigantochloa magentea | ||||||
| Gigantochloa maxima | ||||||
| Gigantochloa membranoidea | ||||||
| Gigantochloa merrilliana | ||||||
| Gigantochloa mogaungensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa multiculmis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa nigrociliata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa novoguineensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa papyracea | ||||||
| Gigantochloa parviflora | ||||||
| Gigantochloa parvifolia | ||||||
| Gigantochloa poilanei | ||||||
| Gigantochloa pruriens | ||||||
| Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea | ||||||
| Gigantochloa pubinervis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa pubipetiolata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa ridleyi | ||||||
| Gigantochloa robusta | ||||||
| Gigantochloa rostrata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa scortechinii | ||||||
| Gigantochloa scribneriana | ||||||
| Gigantochloa serik | ||||||
| Gigantochloa sinuata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa stocksii | ||||||
| Gigantochloa tekserah | ||||||
| Gigantochloa tenuispiculata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa thoi | ||||||
| Gigantochloa tomentosa | ||||||
| Gigantochloa toungooensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa velutina | ||||||
| Gigantochloa verticillata | ||||||
| Gigantochloa vietnamica | ||||||
| Gigantochloa vinhphuica | ||||||
| Gigantochloa wallichiana | ||||||
| Gigantochloa wanet | ||||||
| Gigantochloa wrayi | ||||||
| Gigantochloa wunthoensis | ||||||
| Gigantochloa yunzalinensis | ||||||
| Glaziophyton mirabile | ||||||
| Greslania | ||||||
| Guadua | ||||||
| Guadua paniculata | 10 metres (33 ft) | 70 millimetres (2.8 in) | ||||
| Guaduella | ||||||
| Hickelia madagascariensis | ||||||
| Himalayacalamus | often confused with Drepanostachyum. Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch; Drepanostachyum have many equal branches. | |||||
| Himalayacalamus asper | (formerly NMC: Neo. microphyllus) | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Himalayacalamus cupreus | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | |||
| Himalayacalamus falconeri | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | |||
| Himalayacalamus falconeri | 'Damarapa' (formerly Drepanostachum hookerianum), candy stripe | Clumper | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Himalayacalamus hookerianus | Blue bamboo, Teague's blue (formerly Drepanostachyum falcatum) | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Himalayacalamus hookerianus | 'Falcatus' | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | ||
| Himalayacalamus porcatus | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | |||
| Hibanobambusa tranquillans | 'Shiroshima' | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.35 inches (8.9 mm) | Some authorities consider it an intergeneric hybrid between Phillostachys nigra var. henonsis and Sasa veitchii f. tyugokensis. | |
| Hitchcockella baronii | 脊颖竹属 | |||||
| Holttumochloa | ||||||
| Indocalamus latifolius | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | |||
| Indocalamus longiauritus | Runner | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.65 inches (17 mm) | |||
| Indocalamus tessellatus | (Sasa tessellata) | Runner | 7 feet (2.1 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Indosasa crassifolia | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | |||
| Kinabaluchloa | ||||||
| Leptocanna chinensis | Regarded by some authorities as a synonym for Schizostachyum chinense | |||||
| Melocalamus | ||||||
| Melocanna | 梨竹属 | |||||
| Melocanna baccifera | Chittagong forest bamboo | 15 centimetres (5.9 in) | ||||
| Menstruocalamus | ||||||
| Monocladus | This genus is now included in Bonia. | |||||
| Myriocladus | ||||||
| Nastus | ||||||
| Neurolepis | A synonym for Chusquea | |||||
| Ochlandra strulata | 群蕊竹属 | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | ||
| Oligostachyum | This genus is sometimes included in Arundinaria. | |||||
| Olmeca | ||||||
| Otatea acuminata | Aztecorum, Mexican weeping | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Perrierbambus | ||||||
| Phyllostachys | ||||||
| Phyllostachys acuta | Runner | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 2.5 inches (64 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys angusta | Stone bamboo | Runner | 22 feet (6.7 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys arcana | Runner | 27 feet (8.2 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys atrovaginata | (congesta) incense bamboo | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 2.25 inches (57 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aurea | Hedge bamboo, golden | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aurea | 'Flavescens-inversa' | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aurea | 'Holochrysa', true gold | Runner | 27 feet (8.2 m) | 1.75 inches (44 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aurea | 'Koi' | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Yellow groove | Runner | 45 feet (14 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 'Alata' | Runner | 45 feet (14 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 'Harbin' inversa | Runner | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 'Harbin' | Runner | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 'Spectabilis' | Runner | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 'Lama Temple' | Runner | 26 feet (7.9 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | Madake | Runner | 72 feet (22 m) | 6 inches (150 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | Holochrysa, 'All Gold' | Runner | 35 feet (11 m) | 2.5 inches (64 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | 'Aureostriata' | Runner | 35 feet (11 m) | 2.5 inches (64 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | 'Castillon' | Runner | 35 feet (11 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | 'Castillon Inversa' | Runner | 35 feet (11 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | 'Slender Crookstem' | Runner | 50 feet (15 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bambusoides | 'Subvariegata' | Runner | 48 feet (15 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys bissetii | Runner | 23 feet (7.0 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys decora | Runner | 24 feet (7.3 m) | 1.25 inches (32 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys densiflorum | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys dulcis | Runner | 40 feet (12 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys edulis | 'Pubescens' (China), moso | Runner | 80 feet (24 m) | 6 inches (150 mm) | AKA P. heterocycla, P. pubescens, P. heterocycla, P. mitis, Bambusa edulis, B. heterocycla | |
| Phyllostachys flexuosa | Runner | 31 feet (9.4 m) | 2.75 inches (70 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys glauca | Runner | 70 feet (21 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys heteroclada | 'Solid Stem' | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys heteroclada | 'Straight Stem', water bamboo | Runner | 33 feet (10 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys humilis | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys iridescens | Runner | 36 feet (11 m) | 2.75 inches (70 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys meyeri | Runner | 33 feet (10 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys nidularia | Runner | 33 feet (10 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys nigra | Black bamboo | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.25 inches (57 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys nigra | 'Daikokuchiku', giant black | Runner | 50 feet (15 m) | 3.35 inches (85 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys nigra | 'Bory', leopard bamboo | Runner | 50 feet (15 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys nigra | 'Henon' | Runner | 65 feet (20 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys nigra | 'Megurochiku' | Runner | 54 feet (16 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys nigra | 'Shimadake' | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2.75 inches (70 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys nuda | Nude Sheath Bamboo | Runner | 34 feet (10 m) | 1.75 inches (44 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys parvifolia | Anji golden bamboo | Runner | 39 feet (12 m) | 3.9 inches (99 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys rubromarginata | Runner | 55 feet (17 m) | 3.5 inches (89 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys violascens | Runner | 50 feet (15 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys virella | Dongyang Green Skin Bamboo | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 2 inches (51 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens | Runner | 35 feet (11 m) | 2.0 inches (51 mm) | |||
| Phyllostachys viridis | 'Houzeau' | Runner | 45 feet (14 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys viridis | 'Robert Young' | Runner | 40 feet (12 m) | 3 inches (76 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys vivax | Chinese timber bamboo | Runner | 70 feet (21 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | ||
| Phyllostachys vivax | 'Aureocaulis' | Runner | 70 feet (21 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus | ||||||
| Pleioblastus argenteostriatus | Runner | 3 feet (0.91 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus chino | 'Kimmei' | Runner | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.6 inches (15 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus chino | 'Murakamianus' | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus chino | 'Vaginatus Variegatus' | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus distichus | Runner | 2 feet (0.61 m) | 0.10 inches (2.5 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus distichus | 'Whitestripe' | Runner | 2 feet (0.61 m) | 0.10 inches (2.5 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus distichus | 'Mini' | Runner | 1 foot (0.30 m) | 0.10 inches (2.5 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus fortunei | Dwarf white-stripe | Runner | 4 feet (1.2 m) | 0.15 inches (3.8 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus gramineus | Runner | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus humilis | 'Albovariegatus' | Runner | 4 feet (1.2 m) | 0.10 inches (2.5 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus hindsii | 'Yasui' | Runner | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus humilis | Runner | 4 feet (1.2 m) | 0.10 inches (2.5 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus linearis | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus simonii | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus virens | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Pleioblastus viridistriatus | Dwarf greenstripe | Runner | 4 feet (1.2 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | ||
| Pleioblastus viridistriatus | 'Chrysophyllus' | Runner | 4 feet (1.2 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | ||
| Pseudosasa | ||||||
| Pseudosasa amabilis | Tonkin cane, formerly known as Arundinaria amabilis | Runner | 50 feet (15 m) | 2.5 inches (64 mm) | Often used for fishing rods. | |
| Pseudosasa japonica | Arrow bamboo | Unknown | Running | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | Grows densely |
| Pseudosasa japonica | 'Pleioblastoides' | 矢竹 | Runner | 18 feet (5.5 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |
| Pseudosasa japonica var. tsutsumiana | Runner | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Pseudosasa usawai | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Pseudostachyum polymorphum | thin-walled bamboo | |||||
| Puelia | ||||||
| Qiongzhuea | 方竹属 | A synonym for Chimonobambusa | ||||
| Racemobambos | ||||||
| Rhipidocladum | ||||||
| Rhipidocladum harmonicum | 20 metres (66 ft) | 60 millimetres (2.4 in) | ||||
| Sasa | ||||||
| Sasa borealis | Runner | 5 feet (1.5 m) | 0.15 inches (3.8 mm) | |||
| Sasa kurilensis | 'Simofuri', fallen snow | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Sasa nagimontana | (muroi) | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.2 inches (5.1 mm) | ||
| Sasa oshidensis | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | |||
| Sasa palmata | 'Nebulosa' broadleaf bamboo | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | ||
| Sasa tsuboiana | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | |||
| Sasa veitchii | Kuma-zasa | Runner | 3 feet (0.91 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | ||
| Sasa veitchii | 'Minor' | Runner | 2 feet (0.61 m) | 0.1 inches (2.5 mm) | ||
| Sasaella albostriata | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.375 inches (9.5 mm) | |||
| Sasaella glabra | aureostriata | Runner | 3 feet (0.91 m) | 0.20 inches (5.1 mm) | ||
| Sasaella masamuneana | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | |||
| Sasaella masamuneana | 'Albostriata' | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | ||
| Sasaella ramosa | Runner | 6 feet (1.8 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | |||
| Schizostachyum | ||||||
| Schizostachyum brachycladum | 15 metres (49 ft) | 8 centimetres (3.1 in) | Traditionally used to make the Saluang, an Indonesian flute. | |||
| Schizostachyum chinense | ||||||
| Schizostachyum glaucifolium | Polynesian ʻohe | |||||
| Schizostachyum lima | Tagalog: Anos | l | ||||
| Semiarundinaria | Culm leaves hang attached to the middle of their base for some time. | |||||
| Semiarundinaria densiflora | None | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Young culms are hairy. The leaves are about 7 inches (180 mm) long and 1 inch (25 mm) wide. | |
| Semiarundinaria densiflora var. villosum | None | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | Base of culm sheaths densely hairy. The leaves are about 7 inches (180 mm) long and 1 inch (25 mm) wide. | |
| Semiarundinaria fastuosa | Temple bamboo | Runner | 30 feet (9.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Semiarundinaria fortis | Runner | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | |||
| Semiarundinaria makinoi | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.33 inches (8.4 mm) | |||
| Semiarundinaria sp. | 'Maruyamana' | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | ||
| Semiarundinaria okuboi | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | |||
| Semiarundinaria yamadori | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Semiarundinaria yashadake | 'Kimmei' | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | ||
| Semiarundinaria yashadake | 'Kimmei Holochrysa' | Runner | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Semiarundinaria yashadake | 'Kimmei Inversa' | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.9 inches (23 mm) | ||
| Semiarundinaria yoshi | matsumurae | Runner | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | ||
| Shibataea | 倭竹属 | |||||
| Shibataea kumasaca | Ruscus Bamboo Or Ruscus-Leaf Bamboo | Runner | 7 feet (2.1 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | Some authorities prefer the name Shibataea kumasasa | |
| Shibataea lancifolia | Runner | 7 feet (2.1 m) | 0.25 inches (6.4 mm) | |||
| Sinobambusa | 唐竹属 | |||||
| Sinobambusa tootsik | albostriata | Runner | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 1.5 inches (38 mm) | ||
| Sphaerobambos | ||||||
| Teinostachyum | A synonym for Schizostachyum | |||||
| Temburongia | ||||||
| Thamnocalamus | ||||||
| Thamnocalamus aristatus | Clumper | 20 feet (6.1 m) | 0.5 inches (13 mm) | |||
| Thamnocalamus tessellatus | Clumper | 16 feet (4.9 m) | 1 inch (25 mm) | |||
| Thyrsostachys | ||||||
| Thyrsostachys siamensis | Monastery bamboo, Umbrella bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, or Umbrella-handle bamboo | Runner | 13 metres (43 ft) | 8 centimetres (3.1 in) | ||
| Valiha | ||||||
| Valiha diffusa | 32 feet (9.8 m) | 4 inches (100 mm) | ||||
| Valiha perrieri | ||||||
| Yushania | 玉山竹属 | |||||
| Yushania alpina | Clumper | 64 feet (20 m) | 5 inches (130 mm) | Many synonyms, common name African alpine bamboo | ||
| Yushania anceps | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Yushania anceps | 'Pitt White' | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | ||
| Yushania chungii | Clumper | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | |||
| Yushania maling | Clumper | 15 feet (4.6 m) | 0.75 inches (19 mm) | |||
| Yushania megalothyrsa | A synonym for Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa |
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