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of clumping

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Species

;Species #'' Bambusa affinis'' Munro – Laos, Myanmar #'' Bambusa albolineata'' L.C.Chia – Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang #'' Bambusa alemtemshii'' H.B.Naithani – Nagaland #'' Bambusa amplexicaulis'' W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu – Guangdong #'' Bambusa angustiaurita'' W.T.Lin – Guangdong #'' Bambusa angustissima'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong #''

Bambusa arnhemica ''Bambusa arnhemica'' is one of three bamboo species native to Australia. It grows in the northwestern areas of the Northern Territory, and is common on riverbanks in Kakadu. Stems turn orange yellow as they harden. Upper stems and branches a ...

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of Australia #'' Bambusa assamica'' Barooah & Borthakur – Assam #'' Bambusa aurinuda'' McClure – Guangxi, Vietnam #'' Bambusa australis'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Vietnam #''

Bambusa balcooa ''Bambusa balcooa'' is a clumping bamboo native from the Indian subcontinent to Indo-China. Description ''Bambusa balcooa'' is a very large, thick-walled, clumping or sympodial bamboo: growing up to a height of , and a thickness of . Uses ...

'' Roxb. – India, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, Indo-China; naturalized in South Africa and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea #'' Bambusa bambos'' ( L.) Voss – India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Assam, Indochina; naturalized in Seychelles, Central America, West Indies, Java, Malaysia, Maluku, Philippines #'' Bambusa barpatharica'' Borthakur & Barooah – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam #'' Bambusa basihirsuta'' McClure – Guangdong, Zhejiang #'' Bambusa basihirsutoides'' N.H.Xia – Guangdong #''

Bambusa basisolida ''Bambusa basisolida'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa basisolida'' is commonly found in Guangdong province of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is ...

'' W.T.Lin – Guangdong #''

Bambusa beecheyana ''Bambusa beecheyana'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Synonyms Distribution ''Bambusa beecheyana'' is found in Southern China to Indo-China and Taiwan. Description ''Bambusa beecheyana'' is perennial and caespitose with short r ...

'' Munro – Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan; naturalized in Colombia, Brazil #'' Bambusa bicicatricata'' (W.T.Lin) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Hainan #''

Bambusa binghamii ''Bambusa binghamii'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa binghamii'' is native to Southern Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating ...

'' Gamble – Myanmar #'' Bambusa blumeana'' Schult. & Schult. – Tropical Asia #''

Bambusa boniopsis ''Bambusa boniopsis'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa boniopsis'' is endemic to Hainan province of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world' ...

'' McClure – Hainan #'' Bambusa brevispicula'' Holttum – New Guinea #''

Bambusa brunneoaciculia ''Bambusa brunneoaciculia'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution Bambusa brunneoaciculia is endemic to Hainan province of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the wo ...

'' G.A.Fu – Hainan #''

Bambusa burmanica ''Bambusa burmanica'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa burmanica'' is native to Northeast India, Bangladesh, Yunnan province of China and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jaw ...

'' Gamble – Bangladesh, Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia #''

Bambusa cacharensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' R.B.Majumdar – Bangladesh, Assam #'' Bambusa cerosissima'' McClure – Guangdong. Guangxi, Vietnam #'' Bambusa chungii'' McClure – Vietnam, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan #'' Bambusa chunii'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Laos; cultivated in Hong Kong #'' Bambusa clavata'' Stapleton – Bhutan #''

Bambusa comillensis ''Bambusa comillensis'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa comillensis'' is endemic to Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth- ...

'' Alam – Bangladesh #'' Bambusa concava'' W.T.Lin – Hainan #'' Bambusa contracta'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong, Guangxi #''

Bambusa copelandii ''Bambusa copelandii'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Synonyms Distribution ''Bambusa copelandii'' is endemic to Myanmar. Description ''Bambusa copelandii'' grows up to a height of 1,500 to 2,000 meters. Its stem is woody and g ...

'' Gamble – Myanmar #''

Bambusa corniculata ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangxi #''

Bambusa cornigera ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' McClure – Guangxi #'' Bambusa crispiaurita'' W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu – Guangdong #''

Bambusa dampaeana ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' H.B.Naithani, Garbyal & N.S.Bisht – Mizoram #''

Bambusa diaoluoshanensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Hainan #''

Bambusa dissimulator ''Bambusa dissimulator'' is a species of bamboo from Hong Kong. It is fast growing and has plentiful branches. Distribution It can grow up to and has a diameter of . References

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'' McClure – Guangdong, Vietnam; naturalized in Brazil, Puerto Rico #'' Bambusa distegia'' (Keng & Keng f.) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Sichuan #'' Bambusa dolichoclada'' Hayata – Fujian, Taiwan; naturalized in Ryukyu Islands #'' Bambusa duriuscula'' W.T.Lin – Hainan #'' Bambusa emeiensis'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Bambusa eutuldoides'' McClure – Guangdong, Guangxi; naturalized in Colombia #''

Bambusa farinacea ''Bambusa farinacea'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution It is endemic to Ecuador. References {{Reflist farinacea ...

'' K.M.Wong – Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia #''

Bambusa fimbriligulata ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' McClure – Myanmar #'' Bambusa flexuosa'' Munro – Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Guangdong, Hainan #''

Bambusa fruticosa ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Holttum – Papua New Guinea #''

Bambusa funghomii ''Bambusa funghomii'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa funghomii'' is endemic to Henan province, Guangdong province, and Guangxi province of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), ...

'' McClure – Henan, Guangdong, Guangxi #''

Bambusa garuchokua ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Barooah & Borthakur – Assam #''

Bambusa gibba ''Bambusa gibba'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa gibba'' is endemic from southeast China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous ...

'' McClure – Vietnam, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi; naturalized in Ecuador #''

Bambusa gibboides ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' W.T.Lin – Guangdong #''

Bambusa glabrovagina ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' G.A.Fu – Hainan #'' Bambusa glaucophylla'' Widjaja – Java #'' Bambusa grandis'' (Q.H.Dai & X.L.Tao) Ohrnb. – Guangxi #'' Bambusa griffithiana'' Munro – Manipur, Myanmar #'' Bambusa guangxiensis'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangxi #''

Bambusa hainanensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Hainan #'' Bambusa heterostachya'' (Munro) Holttum – Peninsular Malaysia #'' Bambusa horsfieldii'' Munro – Java, Philippines #''

Bambusa indigena ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong #'' Bambusa insularis'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Hainan #'' Bambusa intermedia'' Hsueh f. & T.P.Yi – Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan #'' Bambusa jacobsii'' Widjaja – Java #''

Bambusa jaintiana ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' R.B.Majumdar – Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar #'' Bambusa khasiana'' Munro – Assam #'' Bambusa kingiana'' Gamble – Myanmar #''

Bambusa lako ''Bambusa lako'', known as Timor black bamboo, is a large species of bamboo originating from the island of Timor; its black culms may reach in height. A 2000 molecular study places it as closely related to the similar Indonesian species ''Giga ...

'' Widjaja – Timor #''

Bambusa lapidea ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' McClure – Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan #''

Bambusa latideltata ''Bambusa latideltata'' is a species of '' Bambusa'' bamboo. Distribution ''Bambusa latideltata'' is endemic to Guangdong province of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the w ...

'' W.T.Lin – Guangdong #''

Bambusa laxa ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' K.M.Wong – Peninsular Malaysia #''

Bambusa lenta ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia – Fujian #''

Bambusa longipalea ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' W.T.Lin – Guangdong #'' Bambusa longispiculata'' Gamble – Bangladesh, Myanmar; naturalized in Vietnam, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Puerto Rico #†''

Bambusa lugdunensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

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Bambusa macrolemma ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Holttum – New Britain #'' Bambusa macrotis'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong #''

Bambusa maculata ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Widjaja – Maluku #''

Bambusa majumdarii ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' P.Kumari & P.Singh – Meghalaya #''

Bambusa malingensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' McClure – Hainan; naturalized in Cuba #''

Bambusa manipureana ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' H.B.Naithani & N.S.Bisht – Manipur #'' Bambusa marginata'' Munro – Myanmar #''

Bambusa merrillii ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Gamble – Luzon #'' Bambusa microcephala'' (Pilg.) Holttum – New Guinea #''

Bambusa mizorameana ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' H.B.Naithani – Mizoram #'' Bambusa mohanramii'' P.Kumari & P.Singh – Meghalaya #'' Bambusa mollis'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangxi #''

Bambusa multiplex ''Bambusa multiplex'' is a species of bamboo native to China (provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and northern Indochina. It is also naturalized in Japan, Iraq, Madag ...

'' (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult.f. – Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan; naturalized in Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Iraq, Bismarck Archipelago, New Zealand, Chiapas, Central America, West Indies, Colombia, Ecuador, eastern Brazil, Florida, Georgia, Alabama #''

Bambusa mutabilis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' McClure – Hainan; naturalized in Puerto Rico #'' Bambusa nagalandiana'' H.B.Naithani – Nagaland #'' Bambusa nairiana'' P.Kumari & P.Singh – Meghalaya #''

Bambusa nepalensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Stapleton – Nepal #'' Bambusa nutans'' Wall. ex Munro – Himalayas of eastern + northern India; Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam #''

Bambusa odashimae ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Hatus. ex D.Z.Li & Stapleton – Taiwan; naturalized in Ryukyu Islands #'' Bambusa oldhamii'' Munro – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Zhejiang; naturalized in Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, New Zealand, Chiapas, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru #'' Bambusa oliveriana'' Gamble – Myanmar #''

Bambusa ooh ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Widjaja & Astuti – Bali #''

Bambusa pachinensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Hayata – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang #''

Bambusa pallida ''Bambusa pallida'' is a type of bamboo. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10937908 pallida This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and reme ...

'' Munro – Sikkim, Yunnan, Assam, Bangladesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Indochina #''

Bambusa papillata ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' (Q.H.Dai) K.M.Lan – Guangxi #'' Bambusa papillatoides'' Q.H.Dai & D.Y.Huang – Guangxi #''

Bambusa pervariabilis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' McClure – Guangdong, Guangxi; naturalized in Puerto Rico #'' Bambusa pierreana'' E.G.Camus – Thailand, Vietnam #''

Bambusa piscatorum ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' McClure – Hainan #''

Bambusa polymorpha ''Bambusa polymorpha'', or Burmese bamboo, is a species of clumping bamboo native to Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Java, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur ...

'' Munro – Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand; naturalized in Assam, Sri Lanka, Java, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ecuador #'' Bambusa procera'' A.Chev. & A.Camus – Vietnam, Cambodia #'' Bambusa prominens'' H.L.Fung & C.Y.Sia – Sichuan #''

Bambusa ramispinosa ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangxi #''

Bambusa rangaensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Borthakur & Barooah – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam #''

Bambusa rectocuneata ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' (W.T.Lin) N.H.Xia, R.S.Lin & R.H.Wang – Guangdong #'' Bambusa remotiflora'' (Kuntze) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong, Guangxi, Vietnam #''

Bambusa riauensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Widjaja – Sumatra #''

Bambusa rigida ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Keng & Keng f. – Sichuan #''

Bambusa riparia ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Holttum – Papua New Guinea #''

Bambusa rongchengensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' (T.P.Yi & C.Y.Sia) D.Z.Li – Sichuan #'' Bambusa rugata'' (W.T.Lin) Ohrnb. – Guangdong #''

Bambusa rutila ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' McClure – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan #'' Bambusa salarkhanii'' Alam – Nepal, Bangladesh #'' Bambusa schizostachyoides'' Kurz ex Gamble – Myanmar, Vietnam, Andaman Islands #'' Bambusa semitecta'' W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu – Guangdong #'' Bambusa sesquiflora'' (McClure) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Thailand, Vietnam #'' Bambusa sinospinosa'' McClure – Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan #''

Bambusa solida ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Munro ex Becc. – Borneo #'' Bambusa solomonensis'' Holttum – Solomon Islands #''

Bambusa spinosa ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' Roxb. – Indonesia, Philippines; naturalized in southern China, Ryukyu Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Puerto Rico #''

Bambusa stenoaurita ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' (W.T.Lin) T.H.Wen – Guangdong #'' Bambusa subaequalis'' H.L.Fung & C.Y.Sia – Sichuan #'' Bambusa subtruncata'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong #''

Bambusa surrecta ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' (Q.H.Dai) Q.H.Dai – Guangxi #''

Bambusa tabacaria ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' (Lour.) Steud. – Vietnam, Java, Maluku #'' Bambusa teres'' Munro – Tibet, Guangdong, Guangxi, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar #'' Bambusa textilis'' McClure – Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Vietnam; naturalized in Colombia, Puerto Rico #''

Bambusa transvenula ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' (W.T.Lin & Z.J.Feng) N.H.Xia – Guangdong #''

Bambusa truncata ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

'' B.M.Yang – Hunan #'' Bambusa tsangii'' McClure – Vietnam #'' Bambusa tulda'' Roxb – Tibet, Yunnan, Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, India, Bangladesh, northern Indochina; naturalized in Iraq, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico #'' Bambusa tuldoides'' Munro – Guangdong, Guangxi, Indochina; naturalized in Ryukyu Islands, Bangladesh, Chiapas, El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Trinidad, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia #'' Bambusa utilis'' W.C.Lin – Taiwan #''

Bambusa valida ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' (Q.H.Dai) W.T.Lin – Guangxi #'' Bambusa variostriata'' (W.T.Lin) L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong #''

Bambusa ventricosa ''Bambusa ventricosa'' is a species of bamboo which is native to Vietnam and to Guangdong province in southern China. The species is widely cultivated in subtropical regions around the world for the bulbous and ornamental stems. The species is us ...

'' McClure – Guangdong, Vietnam; naturalized in Brazil, Malaysia #''

Bambusa villosula ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Kurz – Myanmar #'' Bambusa vinhphuensis'' T.Q.Nguyen – Vietnam #'' Bambusa viridis'' Widjaja – western New Guinea #'' Bambusa vulgaris'' Schrad. – Yunnan, Indochina; naturalized in parts of Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Indian Subcontinent, Latin America, West Indies, United States (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Florida, Arizona, South Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey) #'' Bambusa wenchouensis'' (T.H.Wen) Keng f. ex Q.F.Zheng, Y.M.Lin – Fujian, Zhejiang #''

Bambusa xiashanensis ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' L.C.Chia & H.L.Fung – Guangdong #''

Bambusa xueana ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). T ...

'' Ohrnb. – Yunnan

Fossil record

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leaves of †''Bambusa ilinskiae'' are described from the

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deposits of the

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. The fossil leaves of †''Bambusa lugdunensis'' are known mainly from the

of the Massif du Coiron in Ardèche,

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, Miocene of Bełchatów in

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, Middle Miocene of

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, the

of the Trans

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and the

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''Bambusa'' leaf impressions of Messinian age (ca. 5.7 Ma) from Monte Tondo in the Romagna Apennines in northern

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, are similar to fossil †''Bambusa lugdunensis'' leaves.Palaeoenvironmental analysis of the Messinian macrofossil floras of Tossignano and Monte Tondo (Vena del Gesso Basin, Romagna Apennines, northern Italy) – Vasilis Teodoridis, Zlatko Kvacek, Marco Sami and Edoardo Martinetto – December 2015 .

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q311331 Bambusoideae genera

Bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, ...

Species

Fossil record

See also

References