Bambusa
Common Name : Common Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping/Sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : 10 - 20 m / 4 - 10 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 7 - 15 mm / 20 - 45 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m / all type of soil, degraded land
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical - Subtropical /Dry up to 2.000 mm
Usage : Poles, hedge, furniture, paper, medicine
Common Name : Female Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping/Sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Dark green with brownish powder
Height / Diameter : 6 - 20 m / 8 - 15 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Up to 2 cm, 2/3 diameter / 20 - 40 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m / all type of soil, degraded land
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical - Subtropical /2.300 - 3.000 mm
Usage : Biomass and gasification for electricity, construction, webbing, baskets, paper, scaffolding
Common Name : Beema Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping/Sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Dark Green
Height / Diameter : 16 - 20 m / 8 - 15 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Up to 2 cm / 20 - 40 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 600 m / all type of soil, prefers heavy textured soil with good drainage
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical - Subtropical /2.300 - 3.000 mm
Usage : Biomass and gasification for electricity, construction, webbing, baskets, paper, scaffolding
Common Name : Beechey / silk ball bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping/Sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 16 m / 9 - 10 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 1,5 - 2 cm / 34 - 41 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1000 m / thrives well in heavy moist soil with good drainage with good drainage
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical - Subtropical /More than 1.400 mm
Usage : Shoot, cultivated in USA as ornamental
Common Name : Baby blue bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : 8 - 10 m / 2 - 4 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 10 mm / 15 – 30 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Moist environment up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Ornamental , landscape, screen, flute, straw
Common Name : Asian lemon bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / lemon yellow with green lines.
Height / Diameter : 6 - 12 m / 4 - 6 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 5 mm / 20 – 40 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.000 m / All type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Up to 2.000 mm
Usage : Ornamental, landscape, hedge, screen
Common Name : Malay Variegated Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green culm
Height / Diameter : Up to 5 m / Up to 2,5 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 8 mm / 20 – 25 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.000 m / all soil type
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : Hedge, screen, garden, landscape, potted plants. For ornamental and indoor
Common Name : -
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 6 m / 2 – 4 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 6 mm / 10 - 30 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.000 m / all soil type
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Humid up to 1.000 mm
Usage : Hedge, screen, ornamental, potted plants
Common Name : Timor black bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 15 m / Up to 8 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Up to 12 mm / 5 - 25 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / poor and dry land, suitable for mountain slopes
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : Ornamental, garden, landscape, and potted plants
Common Name : Tutul, spotted bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 15 m / Up to 7 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Up to 10 mm / 30 - 35 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / poor and dry land, hill slopes
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : Poles, hedge, furniture, paper, medicine
Common Name : Shimadai
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / dark yellowish green
Height / Diameter : 2,2 - 7 m / 1 - 2 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 3 – 5 mm / 30 – 50 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.500 m / all type of soil. Thrives well on sandy loams
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Hedge (more dense and tightly binding together), wind breaker,
ornamental and indoor
Common Name : Hedge Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : 2,2 - 7 m / 1 - 2 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 3 – 5 mm / 30 – 50 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.500 m / all soil type. Thrives well on sandy loams
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Hedge, wind breaker, ornamental, and for indoor
Common Name : Yellow hedge Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / yellow with green stripes
Height / Diameter : 2,2 - 7 m / 1 - 2 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 3 – 5 mm / 30 – 50 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.500 m / all soil type. Thrives well on sandy loams
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Hedge and wind hedge ornamental and for indoor
Common Name : Mini fern bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Light Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 1 m / 1 - 2 mm
Thickness / Internode Length : Thick without cavity / Up to 2 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / all soil type. Thrives well on sandy loams
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Potted plant, bonsai, short hedge
Common Name : Goldstripe
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / yellowish green
Height / Diameter : 4 - 7 m / 3 - 4 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 8 – 12 mm / 15 - 30 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / all soil type. Thrives well on sandy loams
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Decorative, horticultural interest, garden, landscape, privacy screen or
hedge
Common Name : Giant timber bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 20 m / 15 - 20 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Up to 3 cm / 25 - 35 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.200 m, 50 – 1.000 m is better / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Dry until 2.000 mm
Usage : Multi-use for industry, bamboo shoots
Common Name : Spiny / Thorny bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping / Sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 25 m / Up to 20 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Up to 3 cm / 25 - 60 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 300 m / often on heavy soils and on marginal land.
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Up to 1.500 mm
Usage : Biomass, shoots, furniture, floors, ply-bamboo, chopsticks, pulp & paper, firewood
Common Name : Slender weavers bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Slender, slightly curved / Green
Height / Diameter : 8 - 10 m / Up to 3 - 5 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 2 - 5 mm / 25 - 60 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : For baskets, mats, ropes, hat, hedge
Common Name : Slender weavers bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Slender, slightly curved / Green
Height / Diameter : 8 - 10 m / Up to 3 - 5 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 2 - 5 mm / 25 - 60 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 – 1.000 m / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Subtropical – tropical / Dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : For baskets, mats, ropes, hat, hedge
Common Name : Painted bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping / Sympodial
Culm / Color : Not straight / yellow with green stripes
Height / Diameter : 10 – 20 m / 4 – 10 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 10 – 17 mm / 20 – 45 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m; grows best at low altitude / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Dry – wet until 2.000 mm
Usage : Poles, hedge, furniture, paper, medicine
Common Name : Common bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping / Sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : 10 - 20 m / 4 – 10 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 7 – 15 mm / 20 -45 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m; grows best at low altitude / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Dry up to 2.000 mm
Usage : Poles, hedge, furniture, paper, medicine
Common Name : Buddha’s belly bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : Up to 3 m / 1 - 3 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 8 mm / 4 – 10 swollen like balloon
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Dry until 2.000 mm
Usage : Ornamental plant in garden, landscape, potted plant
Common Name : Yunnan Bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping / sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : 8 - 15 m / 2 – 7,5 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 5 - 10 mm / 15 – 40 cm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Up to 2.000 mm
Usage : Hedge, ornamental, garden, landscape, potted plants
Common Name : Longinternode bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping
Culm / Color : Straight / Green
Height / Diameter : 15 – 20 m / 6 - 12 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : Thick, some solid at the bottom / over 1 m in middle culm
Altitude /Soil : 0 - 1.200 m / all type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Tropical – subtropical / Up to 2.000 mm
Usage : Pulp, construction, charcoal, landscape, handicraft, flute, boards, biofuel