''Bambusa'' is a large
genus
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of clumping
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, ...
s.
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).
They are native to
Southeast Asia
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,
South Asia
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,
China,
Taiwan
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, the
Himalayas
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,
New Guinea
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Melanesia
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, and the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia. They are also reportedly naturalized in other regions, e.g.
Africa
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Americas, and various oceanic islands.
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Species
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#'' Bambusa affinis'' Munro – Laos, Myanmar
#'' Bambusa albolineata'' L.C.Chia – Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang
#'' Bambusa alemtemshii'' H.B.Naithani – Nagaland
#'']Bambusa amplexicaulis
''Bambusa amplexicaulis'' is a species of ''Bambusa'' bamboo.
Distribution
The bamboo species is first described in an open field of Xihu Village, of Lianping, Guangdong province
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or K ...
'' W.T.Lin & Z.M.Wu – Guangdong
#''Bambusa angustiaurita
''Bambusa angustiaurita'' is a species of ''Bambusa'' bamboo.
Distribution
''Bambusa angustiaurita'' is endemic to temperate regions of Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in ...
'' W.T.Lin – Guangdong
#''Bambusa angustissima
''Bambusa angustissima'' is a species of ''Bambusa'' bamboo.
Distribution
''Bambusa angustissima'' is endemic to Gaozhou of Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China ...
'' 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 ...
'' F.Muell. – Northern Territory
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of Australia
#''Bambusa assamica
''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 aurinuda
''Bambusa aurinuda'' is a species of ''Bambusa'' bamboo.
Distribution
''Bambusa aurinuda'' is commonly found in the Tonkin vicinity of Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., grou ...
'' McClure – Guangxi, Vietnam
#''Bambusa australis
''Bambusa australis '' is a species of ''Bambusa'' bamboo.
Distribution
''Bambusa australis'' is endemic to Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in South ...
'' 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
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; naturalized in South Africa and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea
#''Bambusa bambos
''Bambusa bambos'', the giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo, spiny bamboo, or thorny bamboo, is a species of clumping bamboo native to southern Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indochina). It is also naturalized in Seychelles, Centra ...
'' ( L.) Voss – India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Assam, Indochina; naturalized in Seychelles, Central America, West Indies, Java, Malaysia, Maluku, Philippines
#''Bambusa barpatharica
''Bambusa barpatharica'' is a species of ''Bambusa'' bamboo.
Distribution
''Bambusa barpatharica'' is native to an area from the Indian states of Assam to Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It wa ...
'' 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
''Bambusa blumeana'',J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, 1830 ''In: Syst. Veg. 7: 1343'' also known as spiny bamboo or thorny bamboo, is a species of clumping bamboo occurring in Tropical Asia.
This bamboo is known locally as: ''kawayang tinik'' in th ...
'' 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
''Bambusa brevispicula'' is a species of ''Bambusa'' 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 t ...
'' 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 gro ...
'' 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'' 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
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'' 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
''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 & X.L.Tao) Ohrnb. – Guangxi
#''Bambusa griffithiana
''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 – Manipur, Myanmar
#''Bambusa guangxiensis
''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 ...
'' 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
''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 – 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
''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 – 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 ...
'' Saporta – Neogene
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deposits of Europe
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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
''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 ...
'' 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'' 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
''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 ...
'' 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'' Hatus. ex D.Z.Li & Stapleton – Taiwan; naturalized in Ryukyu Islands
#''Bambusa oldhamii
''Bambusa oldhamii'', known as giant timber bamboo or Oldham's bamboo, is a large species of bamboo. It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the United States and has been introduced into cultivation around the world. It is densely foli ...
'' 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
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pallida
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'' 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
''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 ...
'' 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).
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'' 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.
Habit
It is a tall, grayish green colored bamboo species, which grows in t ...
'' 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).
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'' 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).
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'' 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).
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'' McClure – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan
#'' Bambusa salarkhanii'' Alam – Nepal, Bangladesh
#''Bambusa schizostachyoides
''Pseudobambusa schizostachyoides'' is a species of bamboo in the monotypic genus ''Pseudobambusa'', of the tribe Bambuseae (family Poaceae). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Distribution and description
The recorded distri ...
'' 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.
Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbrevi ...
– Borneo
#''Bambusa solomonensis
''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 – 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
''Bambusa textilis'', also known as slender bamboo, clumping bamboo and weaver's bamboo, is a species of bamboo in the Poaceae (grasses) family that is native to China. The subspecies ''var. gracilis'' is heavily cultivated in Australia.
Descr ...
'' 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
''Bambusa tulda'', or Indian timber bamboo (alternatively spineless Indian bamboo or Bengal bamboo), is considered to be one of the most useful of bamboo species. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Tibet, and Yunnan, and naturali ...
'' Roxb – Tibet, Yunnan, Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, India, Bangladesh, northern Indochina; naturalized in Iraq, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Puerto Rico
#''Bambusa tuldoides
''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 – Guangdong, Guangxi, Indochina; naturalized in Ryukyu Islands, Bangladesh, Chiapas, El Salvador, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Trinidad, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia
#''Bambusa utilis
''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.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
''Bambusa vulgaris'', common bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. It is native to Indochina and to the province of Yunnan in southern China, but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several r ...
'' 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).
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'' Ohrnb. – Yunnan
Fossil record
Fossil
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leaves of †''Bambusa ilinskiae'' are described from the Miocene
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deposits of the Carpathians
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. The fossil leaves of †''Bambusa lugdunensis'' are known mainly from the Miocene
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of the Massif du Coiron in Ardèche
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, Miocene of Bełchatów
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in Poland
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, Middle Miocene of Austria
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, the Neogene
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of the Transcarpathians
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and the Pliocene
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. Findings of fossil
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''Bambusa'' leaf impressions of Messinian
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age (ca. 5.7 Ma) from Monte Tondo in the Romagna
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Apennines
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in northern Italy
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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 .]
See also
*Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
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References
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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, ...