List of bamboo species explained

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.^[1]

All Chinese names for bamboo contain the character "竹" (zhu), and the shape of the character depicts two leafed twigs of bamboo.^[2] 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			Culm sheaths green, glabrous, shorter than internodes, yellow-brown to brown setose
Acidosasa edulis	Sweet yellow bamboo	黄甜竹	Runner			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				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			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			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			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			Native to the United States. Can grow at temperatures as low as -23 °C.
Arundinaria gigantea Macon	Macon river cane		Runner			Can grow at very low temperatures. Can survive at -32 °C with only minor leaf burn.
Arundinaria tecta	Switch cane		Runner			Like Arundinaria gigantea, but with persistent culm sheaths; can grow in soggy soil.
Athroostachys capitata
Atractantha
Aulonemia
Aulonemia queko
Bambusa		簕竹属				Generally tropical bamboo, usually with many branches. New shoots appear in late fall.
Bambusa arnhemica	None		Clumper			On Northern Australian coasts. Deciduous during dry season. Dense clumps, thick culms, short internodes, low branches.
Bambusa balcooa	None		Clumper			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			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			Tight erect clumps
Bambusa beecheyana	Beechey bamboo	吊丝球竹	Clumper			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			Same as regular Bambusa beecheyana, but more erect, with thicker nodual hair, and it branches lower.
Bambusa blumeana	spiny bamboo	簕竹	Clumper			Tall thorny bamboo indigenous to India and Indonesia. Used for building material and baskets. Shoots eaten.
Bambusa boniopsis	None	妈竹Mā zhú	Clumper
Bambusa burmanica	Burmese bamboo	缅甸竹	Clumper			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			Thin-walled culms are covered with white powder.
Bambusa chungii var. barbelatta	None		Clumper			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			Culms are zigzag and internodes are curved.
Bambusa dissimulator	None	坭簕竹	Clumper			A giant tropical bamboo that has tough culms with long branches.
Bambusa dissimulator Albinodia	None		Clumper			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			Has green internodes, and bends slightly at the top. It also tolerates light frosts.
Bambusa dolichoclada	Long-branch bamboo	长枝竹	Clumper			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			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			Originally known as Neosinocalamus affinis, but name was later changed to Bambusa emeinsis.
Bambusa emeiensis Flavidovirens	None	慈竹	Clumper			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			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			Straight thick walled culms, with fine white stripes.
Bambusa eutuldoides Viridivittata	None	青丝黄竹	Clumper			Yellow internodes with green stripes. Shoots have peach tones
Bambusa flexuosa	None	小�デ簕�ダ竹	Clumper			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			Side branches have soft spines. An oil can be extracted from the culms.
Bambusa glaucophylla	Malay dwarf		Clumper			Dense bushy and easy to prune. Often sold as a decorative hedge.
Bambusa intermedia	None	绵竹	Clumper			Dark green with purple stripes
Bambusa lako	Timor black		Clumper			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�デ簕�ダ竹	Clumper			Thick walled culms almost solid at base.
Bambusa longispiculata	None	花眉竹	Clumper			Green clums with light green stripes near node rings. Open clumps, and thin walls.
Bambusa luteostriata	None		Clumper			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			Tolerates wind well. Medium-sized, but grows taller in shade.
Bambusa membranacea	None		Clumper			Strong growing bamboo with straight culms and loose clumps.
Bambusa multiplex	Hedge bamboo	孝顺竹	Clumper			Every node has a large number of branches from top to bottom, hence the name hedge bamboo.
Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr	None		Clumper			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			Have about 15 closely spaced two-rank leaves.
Bambusa multiplex Fernleaf Stripestem	Fernleaf stripestem bamboo		Clumper			Reddish yellow culms with green stripes.
Bambusa multiplex Golden Goddess	None		Clumper			A dwarf form of Bambusa multiplex fernleaf except with larger leaves and yellow culms.
Bambusa multiplex Goldstripe	None		Clumper			Mature culms have a gold stripe that fades into green.
Bambusa multiplex Midori Green	Green Alphonse		Clumper			Culms and branches are light green with dark green stripes
Bambusa multiplex Riviereorum	Chinese Goddess		Clumper			Has solid culms and tiny leaves
Bambusa multiplex Silverstripe	None		Clumper			White stripes on the leaves and many culms also have white leaves.
Bambusa multiplex Tiny Fern	None		Clumper			A dwarf species with tiny leaves under long.
Bambusa multiplex Tiny Fern Striped	None		Clumper			A dwarf species with tiny leaves under long and striped culms.
Bambusa multiplex Willowy	Wang Tsai		Clumper			Strongly arched culms with narrow leaves.
Bambusa multiplex	'Silverstripe'		Clumper
Bambusa multiplex	'Tiny Fern'		Clumper
Bambusa mutabilis			Clumper
Bambusa nutans	None		Clumper			Culms have a white ring below the nodes.
Bambusa odashimae	None	乌脚绿竹	Clumper			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			Has erect culms, short branches, and wide leaves.
Bambusa oliveriana	None		Clumper			Dense clumps with thick walled, glossy green culms.
Bambusa pachinensis	None	米筛竹	Clumper			Medium size with yellow culms.
Bambusa pallida	None
Bambusa pervariabilis	None	撑篙竹	Clumper			Erect, thick walled, and lower culms have branches and yellow stripes.
Bambusa pervariabilis Viridistriatus	None	花撑篙竹	Clumper			New shoots are yellow with green stripes, maturing to a darker yellow with dark green stripes.
Bambusa polymorpha	None		Clumper			Culms are green, covered with whitish brown hair, and become brownish green when drying
Bambusa rigida	None	硬头黄竹	Clumper			Erect with long internodes. There are many branches at each node.
Bambusa rutila	None	木竹	Clumper			Thick walls, lower culms zigzag, nodes are swollen and have white hairs.
Bambusa sinospinosa	Chinese thorny	车筒竹	Clumper			Has many thorny branches, and small leaves.
Bambusa sinospinosa Hirose	None		Clumper			Forms tight clumps.
Bambusa sinospinosa Clone X	None		Clumper			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			Green culms covered with silky gray hair, and short, slender branches. Classification uncertain.
Bambusa sinospinosa Richard Waldron	None		Clumper			Compact and erect. Classification and origin uncertain.
Bambusa stenostachya	None		Clumper			Internodes almost solid. Culm sheaths persistent.
Bambusa textilis	Weavers bamboo	青皮竹	Clumper			Very thin culms and tight clumps. Arches very gracefully.
Bambusa textilis Dwarf	None		Clumper			Very thin culms, and tight clumps.
Bambusa textilis Kanapaha	None		Clumper			Lower half of culms are blue and have no branches.
Bambusa textilis Maculata	None		Clumper			Culms and base of new culm sheaths both have purple streaks.
Bambusa textilis Mutabilis	None		Clumper			Long internodes, and persistent light blue bloom.
Bambusa textilis Scranton	None		Clumper			Clumps open and branches loose.
Bambusa textilis var. albostriata	None		Clumper			Open clumps, loose branches, and white stripes on culms
Bambusa textilis var. glabra	None	光秆青皮竹	Clumper			Slender with glabrous culms and culm sheaths.
Bambusa textilis var. gracilis	None	崖州竹	Clumper			Slender culms, nodding top, graceful leaves.
Bambusa tulda	None	俯竹	Clumper			Solid near base, straight and thick walled.
Bambusa tulda Striata	None		Clumper			Solid near base, straight and thick walled, striped near the base.
Bambusa tuldoides	Punting Pole	青秆竹	Clumper			Forms a thick clump of thick walled culms.
Bambusa variostriata	None	吊丝箪竹	Clumper			New, edible shoots covered in white stripes and white blooms.
Bambusa ventricosa	Buddha's Belly	佛肚竹	Clumper			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			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
Bambusa vulgaris	Common bamboo	龙头竹	Clumper			Open clumps with culms spaced about a foot apart. Culms root easily.
Bambusa vulgaris Vittata	Painted bamboo	黄金间碧竹	Clumper			Golden yellow culms with green stripes that look like paint dripping down the culm.
Bambusa vulgaris Wamin	None	大佛肚竹	Clumper			Has short swollen lower green internodes.
Bambusa vulgaris Wamin Striata	None		Clumper			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			Has leaves that can be up to a foot long. Also known as Arundinaria fargesii
Bashania qingchengshanensis	None		Runner			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			Grows in mountainous regions.
Borinda angustissima	None		Clumper			White powder covered, arched culms that start out purple.
Borinda contracta	None		Clumper			Bushy, clumps have many culms.
Borinda frigidorum	None		Clumper			Culm sheaths become red, leaves are small.
Borinda fungosa	Chocolate bamboo		Clumper			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			Unknown
Borinda KR 5288	None		Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Borinda lushuiensis	None		Clumper			Unknown
Borinda macclureana	None		Clumper			On the lower surface of purple branches, the leaves are pubescent.
Borinda nujiangensis	None		Clumper			Has small dark yellow leaves.
Borinda papyrifera	None		Clumper			New culms are light blue, and as they age they become yellow with thin striae.
Borinda perlonga	None		Clumper			Has dense light green leaves, blue culms, and long culm sheaths.
Borinda sinospinosa Muliensis (sinospinosa often abbreviated sp.)	None		Clumper			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			Erect culms with white bristly hairs.
Cephalostachyum viguieri	None
Cephalostachyum virgatum	None	金毛空竹	Clumper			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			Internodes flat above branches, and are powdery white.
Chimonobambusa macrophylla var. macrophylla	None	大叶筇竹原变种	Runner			Internodes are not powdery white, and leaves are less than long, and wide.
Chimonobambusa macrophylla var. leiboensis	None	雷波大叶筇竹	Runner			Initially powdery white, but this goes away.
Chimonobambusa marmorea	Marbled bamboo	寒竹	Runner			New shoots and leaves have a marbled texture in cream and dark purple.
Chimonobambusa marmorea Variegata	None		Runner			New shoots and leaves have a marbled texture in cream and dark purple. Leaves also have white stripes.
Chimonobambusa marmorea	Red		Runner
Chimonobambusa pachystachys	Thorny bamboo	刺竹子	Runner			Nodes have rings of root thorns.
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis	Square bamboo	方竹	Runner			Culms are square and have rounded corners. Nodes have a ring of root thorns.
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis Joseph de Jussieu	None		Runner			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			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
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis	None	八月竹	Runner			Has long thick culm sheaths, and three branches per node that have deciduous leaves.
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda	Walking stick	筇竹	Runner			A rare bamboo with inflated nodes.
Chimonobambusa yunnanensis	Black bamboo		Runner			A black bamboo with square internodes.
Chimonocalamus						used to be known as Sinarundinaria
Chimonocalamus pallens			Clumper
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			Grows at a higher altitude than any other bamboo in the genus, and has small spiky blue leaves.
Chusquea andina Blue Andes	None		Clumper			Grows at a very high altitude, and has small spiky blue leaves.
Chusquea circinata	None		Clumper			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			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			Has many equal sized branches on each node. Comes from Chile.
Chusquea culeou Argentina	None		Clumper			Has many large, equal sized branches on each node. Comes from Argentina.
Chusquea culeou Caña Prieta	None		Clumper			Culms turn dark red, brown, and sometimes almost black.
Chusquea culeou Hillier's Form	None		Clumper			A dwarf form of Chusquea culeou.
Chusquea culeou	'Chilean Straight'		Clumper
Chusquea culeou	'Scandens'		Clumper
Chusquea culeou	longiramea		Clumper
Chusquea culeou	'Chilean Weeping'		Clumper
Chusquea cumingii	None		Clumper			Has many tiny, stiff, sharp leaves.
Chusquea delicatula	None		Unknown			Has very small leaves and is native to Peru.
Chusquea elata	None
Chusquea elegans	None
Chusquea falcata	None
Chusquea foliosa	None		Clumper			Golden culms with green nodes and thin dropping leaves.
Chusquea galeottiana	None		Clumper			Arches, and comes from southern Mexico.
Chusquea gigantea	None		Clumper			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			Has very large leaves.
Chusquea liebmannii	None		Clumper			Culms arch strongly. Nodes have spine like roots.
Chusquea leonardiorum	None
Chusquea loxensis	None
Chusquea maclurei	None
Chusquea macrostachya	None		Clumper			Grows in Chile at elevations up to .
Chusquea mimosa subsp. australis	None		Clumper			Stiff, red culms with small leaves. Native to Brazil.
Chusquea montana	None		Clumper			Has swollen nodes.
Chusquea muelleri	None		Clumper			Culms delicate, 2-3 branches per node.
Chusquea nana	None
Chusquea pittieri	None		Clumper			Has arching culms, and thorny nodes.
Chusquea simpliciflora	None		Clumper			Climbs over other plants, and is a vining species.
Chusquea simpliciflora Chiconquiaco	None		Clumper			Has small leaves, and is a vining species.
Chusquea simpliciflora Las Vigas	None		Clumper			Has large leaves, red shoots, and is a vining species.
Chusquea subtilis	None		Clumper			Has very fine leaves, and grows at high elevations in Costa Rica.
Chusquea sulcata	None		Clumper			Erect golden culms have fine leaves and many branches.
Chusquea tomentosa	None		Clumper			Has long dark green leaves.
Chusquea uliginosa	None		Clumper			Grows at the edge of wetlands in Chile.
Chusquea valdiviensis	None		Clumper			Culms can climb to with help.
Chusquea virgata	None		Clumper			Has swollen nodes. Culms are speckled with purple.
Chusquea sp.	'Nigricans'		Clumper
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			Shoots are large and often eaten.
Dendrocalamus asper Betung Hitam	None		Clumper			Has black culms, and is rare.
Dendrocalamus brandisii	None	勃氏甜龙竹	Clumper			Thick walled culms with shoots that are edible raw.
Dendrocalamus brandisii Black	None		Clumper			A fast-growing black culmed bamboo.
Dendrocalamus brandisii variegated	None		Clumper			Similar to Dendrocalamus brandisii but with variegated leaves and wider culms.
Dendrocalamus calostachyus	None	美穗龙竹	Clumper			Sturdy, often used for construction.
Dendrocalamus giganteus	Dragon bamboo	龙竹	Clumper			Leaves can be up to long, and wide.
Dendrocalamus giganteus Quail Clone	None		Clumper			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 long, and wide and are variegated. Does not yet have a real scientific name.
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii	None	版纳甜龙竹	Clumper			Leaves can be up to long, grows in the Himalayas.
Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis	None	建水龙竹	Clumper			Has fimbriate culm sheath ligule.
Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis variegated	None		Clumper			Like Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis but with variegated leaves. Currently has no scientific name.
Dendrocalamus latiflorus	None	麻竹	Clumper			From southern China, has large dark green leaves 10- long, and 3- wide.
Dendrocalamus latiflorus Mei-nung	None	美浓麻竹	Clumper			Like Dendrocalamus latiflorus but with light green culms and dark green culm stripes.
Dendrocalamus latiflorus Subconvex	None	葫芦麻竹	Clumper			Has pear shaped culms, and is one of the shortest species in the entire genus.
Dendrocalamus longispathus	None
Dendrocalamus maroochy	None		Clumper			Arching bamboo with yellow culms. It has only recently been added to the world's bamboo inventory.
Dendrocalamus minor	None	吊丝竹	Clumper			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			Has pale yellow culms with green stripes.
Dendrocalamus minor var. minor	None	吊丝竹原变种	Clumper			Has green internodes.
Dendrocalamus sikkimensis	None	锡金龙竹	Clumper			Culms brownish red, and culm sheaths have a velvet like texture.
Dendrocalamus sinicus	None	歪脚龙竹	Clumper			Internodes near the base are shorter, and all internodes have short yellow hair.
Dendrocalamus sp. Parker's Giant	None		Clumper			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			Most common bamboo in India. Culms are sometimes solid. Unlike most bamboo, it flowers frequently. Often used for fishing rods.
Dendrocalamus validus	None		Clumper			Erect culms with convex internodes.
Dendrocalamus xishuangbannaensis			Clumper?			Found in southern Yunnan, China
Dendrocalamus yunnanicus	Yunnan dragon bamboo	云南龙竹	Clumper			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			Has large shiny leaves, rough culms, and hairy culm sheaths.
Dinochloa scandens	None		Clumper			Has black culms and ovate leaves.
Drepanostachyum		镰序竹属				Clumping mountain bamboo that has many equal branches.
Drepanostachyum falcatum	None		Clumper			Unknown
Drepanostachyum falcatum var. sengteeanum	None		Clumper			Has bright green culms and small paper thin leaves.
Drepanostachyum khasianum	Khasia bamboo		Clumper			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
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			Has purplish-green culms, and open clumps.
Fargesia apircirubens	Red tipped bamboo		Clumper			Grows at elevations above above sea level.
Fargesia apircirubens White Dragon	None		Clumper			Same as above but with variegated white leaves in spring that later fade to green.
Fargesia communis	None	马亨箭竹	Clumper			Persistent pale red culm sheaths that are much longer than internodes.
Fargesia denudata	None	缺苞箭竹	Clumper			Has small delicate leaves. Culms branch out after first winter.
Fargesia denudata Xian 1	None		Clumper			Has yellow arching culms and fine small leaves.
Fargesia dracocephala	None	龙头箭竹	Clumper			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
Fargesia dracocephala	'Rufa' 'Gansu 95-1'		Clumper			Sometime confused with Fargesia rufa, which is a different species.
Fargesia murielae	None	神农箭竹	Clumper			Grows new shoots in early May.
Fargesia murielae Bimbo	None		Clumper		Unknown	Unusually short
Fargesia murieliae Harewood	None		Clumper		Unknown	Dark green leaves, and red-brown culm sheaths
Fargesia murieliae Jonny's Giant	None		Clumper		Unknown	Unknown
Fargesia murieliae Jumbo Jet	None		Clumper		Unknown	Gold-green culms that arch.
Fargesia murieliae Simba	None		Clumper			Pea colored culms.
Fargesia murieliae SABE 939	None		Clumper			Unknown
Fargesia murieliae Vampire	None		Clumper			Upright with bright red culms and dark green leaves.
Fargesia murieliae	None		Clumper / Extinct			A man-made cultivar, made in 1907, that lasted until the 1980s, when it was lost to cultivation.
Fargesia murieliae	Umbrella bamboo		Clumper
Fargesia nitida	Fountain bamboo	华西箭竹	Clumper			Dark gray, sometimes even black culms. Culm sheaths have orange stripes.
Fargesia nitida	'Jiuzhaigou'		Clumper
Fargesia robusta	'Pingwu'		Clumper
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
Gelidocalamus fangianus			Runner
Gigantochloa
Gigantochloa achmadii
Gigantochloa albociliata			Clumper
Gigantochloa albopilosa
Gigantochloa albovestita
Gigantochloa andamanica
Gigantochloa apus	BAMBU TALI		Clumper
Gigantochloa aspera
Gigantochloa atter
Gigantochloa atroviolacea	Tropical black bamboo		Clumper			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
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
Himalayacalamus cupreus			Clumper
Himalayacalamus falconeri			Clumper
Himalayacalamus falconeri	'Damarapa' (formerly Drepanostachum hookerianum), candy stripe		Clumper
Himalayacalamus hookerianus	Blue bamboo, Teague's blue (formerly Drepanostachyum falcatum)		Clumper
Himalayacalamus hookerianus	'Falcatus'		Clumper
Himalayacalamus porcatus			Clumper
Hibanobambusa tranquillans	'Shiroshima'		Runner			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
Indocalamus longiauritus			Runner
Indocalamus tessellatus	(Sasa tessellata)		Runner
Indosasa crassifolia			Runner
Kinabaluchloa
Leptocanna chinensis						Regarded by some authorities as a synonym for Schizostachyum chinense
Melocalamus
Melocanna		梨竹属
Melocanna baccifera	Chittagong forest bamboo
Menstruocalamus
Monocladus						This genus is now included in Bonia.
Myriocladus
Nastus
Neurolepis						A synonym for Chusquea
Ochlandra strulata		群蕊竹属	Runner
Oligostachyum						This genus is sometimes included in Arundinaria.
Olmeca
Otatea acuminata	Aztecorum, Mexican weeping		Clumper
Perrierbambus
Phyllostachys
Phyllostachys acuta			Runner
Phyllostachys angusta	Stone bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys arcana			Runner
Phyllostachys atrovaginata	(congesta) incense bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys aurea	Hedge bamboo, golden		Runner
Phyllostachys aurea	'Flavescens-inversa'		Runner
Phyllostachys aurea	'Holochrysa', true gold		Runner
Phyllostachys aurea	'Koi'		Runner
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	Yellow groove		Runner
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	'Alata'		Runner
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	'Harbin' inversa		Runner
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	'Harbin'		Runner
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	'Spectabilis'		Runner
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	'Lama Temple'		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	Madake		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	Holochrysa, 'All Gold'		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	'Aureostriata'		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	'Castillon'		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	'Castillon Inversa'		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	'Slender Crookstem'		Runner
Phyllostachys bambusoides	'Subvariegata'		Runner
Phyllostachys bissetii			Runner
Phyllostachys decora			Runner
Phyllostachys densiflorum			Runner
Phyllostachys dulcis			Runner
Phyllostachys edulis	'Pubescens' (China), moso		Runner			AKA P. heterocycla, P. pubescens, P. heterocycla, P. mitis, Bambusa edulis, B. heterocycla
Phyllostachys flexuosa			Runner
Phyllostachys glauca			Runner
Phyllostachys heteroclada	'Solid Stem'		Runner
Phyllostachys heteroclada	'Straight Stem', water bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys humilis			Runner
Phyllostachys iridescens			Runner
Phyllostachys meyeri			Runner
Phyllostachys nidularia			Runner
Phyllostachys nigra	Black bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys nigra	'Daikokuchiku', giant black		Runner
Phyllostachys nigra	'Bory', leopard bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys nigra	'Henon'		Runner
Phyllostachys nigra	'Megurochiku'		Runner
Phyllostachys nigra	'Shimadake'		Runner
Phyllostachys nuda	Nude Sheath Bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys parvifolia	Anji golden bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys rubromarginata			Runner
Phyllostachys violascens			Runner
Phyllostachys virella	Dongyang Green Skin Bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens			Runner
Phyllostachys viridis	'Houzeau'		Runner
Phyllostachys viridis	'Robert Young'		Runner
Phyllostachys vivax	Chinese timber bamboo		Runner
Phyllostachys vivax	'Aureocaulis'		Runner
Pleioblastus
Pleioblastus argenteostriatus			Runner
Pleioblastus chino	'Kimmei'		Runner
Pleioblastus chino	'Murakamianus'		Runner
Pleioblastus chino	'Vaginatus Variegatus'		Runner
Pleioblastus distichus			Runner
Pleioblastus distichus	'Whitestripe'		Runner
Pleioblastus distichus	'Mini'		Runner
Pleioblastus fortunei	Dwarf white-stripe		Runner
Pleioblastus gramineus			Runner
Pleioblastus humilis	'Albovariegatus'		Runner
Pleioblastus hindsii	'Yasui'		Runner
Pleioblastus humilis			Runner
Pleioblastus linearis			Runner
Pleioblastus simonii			Runner
Pleioblastus virens			Runner
Pleioblastus viridistriatus	Dwarf greenstripe		Runner
Pleioblastus viridistriatus	'Chrysophyllus'		Runner
Pseudosasa
Pseudosasa amabilis	Tonkin cane, formerly known as Arundinaria amabilis		Runner			Often used for fishing rods.
Pseudosasa japonica	Arrow bamboo	Unknown	Running			Grows densely
Pseudosasa japonica	'Pleioblastoides'	矢竹	Runner
Pseudosasa japonica var. tsutsumiana			Runner
Pseudosasa usawai			Runner
Pseudostachyum polymorphum	thin-walled bamboo
Puelia
Qiongzhuea		方竹属				A synonym for Chimonobambusa
Racemobambos
Rhipidocladum
Rhipidocladum harmonicum
Sasa
Sasa borealis			Runner
Sasa kurilensis	'Simofuri', fallen snow		Runner
Sasa nagimontana	(muroi)		Runner
Sasa oshidensis			Runner
Sasa palmata	'Nebulosa' broadleaf bamboo		Runner
Sasa tsuboiana			Runner
Sasa veitchii	Kuma-zasa		Runner
Sasa veitchii	'Minor'		Runner
Sasaella albostriata			Runner
Sasaella glabra	aureostriata		Runner
Sasaella masamuneana			Runner
Sasaella masamuneana	'Albostriata'		Runner
Sasaella ramosa			Runner
Schizostachyum
Schizostachyum brachycladum						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			Young culms are hairy. The leaves are about long and wide.
Semiarundinaria densiflora var. villosum	None		Runner			Base of culm sheaths densely hairy. The leaves are about long and wide.
Semiarundinaria fastuosa	Temple bamboo		Runner
Semiarundinaria fortis			Runner
Semiarundinaria makinoi			Runner
Semiarundinaria sp.	'Maruyamana'		Runner
Semiarundinaria okuboi			Runner
Semiarundinaria yamadori			Runner
Semiarundinaria yashadake	'Kimmei'		Runner
Semiarundinaria yashadake	'Kimmei Holochrysa'		Runner
Semiarundinaria yashadake	'Kimmei Inversa'		Runner
Semiarundinaria yoshi	matsumurae		Runner
Shibataea		倭竹属
Shibataea kumasaca	Ruscus Bamboo Or Ruscus-Leaf Bamboo		Runner			Some authorities prefer the name Shibataea kumasasa
Shibataea lancifolia			Runner
Sinobambusa		唐竹属
Sinobambusa tootsik	albostriata		Runner
Sphaerobambos
Teinostachyum						A synonym for Schizostachyum
Temburongia
Thamnocalamus
Thamnocalamus aristatus			Clumper
Thamnocalamus tessellatus			Clumper
Thyrsostachys
Thyrsostachys siamensis	Monastery bamboo, Umbrella bamboo, Thai umbrella bamboo, or Umbrella-handle bamboo		Runner
Valiha
Valiha diffusa
Valiha perrieri
Yushania		玉山竹属
Yushania alpina			Clumper			Many synonyms, common name African alpine bamboo
Yushania anceps			Clumper
Yushania anceps	'Pitt White'		Clumper
Yushania chungii			Clumper
Yushania maling			Clumper
Yushania megalothyrsa						A synonym for Gaoligongshania megalothyrsa

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Notes and References

1. http://www.bamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/RunnersAndClumpers.html American Bamboo Society
2. National Geographic October 1980
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200024743 Acidosasa chienouensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org
4. http://www.bambooweb.info/BrowseSSL.php?Units=I&Sort=Gs&Genus=All&DiaValue=+&HtValue=+&TempCompare=%3C%3D&TempValue=+&SunValue=+&Clumper=NULL&Match=AND&Button=GO BambooWeb – Bamboo Species List
5. http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Bamboos_Chinese_index.html Bamboo Names – CHINESE INDEX
6. http://www.metric-conversions.org/cgi-bin/util/convert.cgi online conversion calculators for temperature, length/ distance, area, volume and weight
7. http://www.completebamboo.com/species.html Bamboo Species Profiles and Statistics
8. http://home.claranet.nl/users/pms/wmas_dbase/eremitis.html Eremitis
9. http://www.lewisbamboo.com/arrow.html Lewis Bamboo
10. Web site: Bamboo Sourcery . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130603041912/http://www.bamboosourcery.com/bamboo.cfm . 2013-06-03 . dead .
11. http://www.guaduabamboo.com/bamboo-species-of-bolivia.html Guadua Bamboo
12. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5735/085.046.0612?journalCode=anbf Bioone
13. http://www.bamboogarden.com/Phyllostachys%20vivax.htm Bamboo Garden
14. http://instantjunglenorcal.com/inventory-2/ Instant Jungle
15. Web site: The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references . 2009-08-19 . Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. . 2008 . The Grass Genera of the World . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007111437/http://delta-intkey.com/grass/www/arthrost.htm . 2008-10-07 .
16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4114503 Valiha and Cathariostachys, Two New Bamboo Genera (Gramineae-Bambusoideae) from Madagascar. Soejatmi Dransfield, Kew Bulletin, Vol. 53, No. 2 (1998), pp. 375-397