Phyllostachys
Common Name : Incense bamboo
Rhizomes : Clumping / sympodial
Culm / Color : Straight / green, gray when getting old
Height / Diameter : 7 - 8 m / 3 - 5 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 3 – 5 mm / 29 - 31 cm
Altitude /Soil : Above 1.000 m / All type of soil, must be dry
Climate /Rainfall : Temperate / Very dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : Bamboo shoot, woven, craft, screen, container
Common Name : Golden bamboo
Rhizomes : Running / spread
Culm / Color : Straight / green then turn yellowish later on
Height / Diameter : 2 - 12 m / 2 – 4 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 4 – 8 mm / 10 - 20 cm
Altitude /Soil : Above 1.000 m / All type of soil, must be dry soil
Climate /Rainfall : Temperate / Up to 2.000 mm
Usage : Bamboo shoot, sticks, fishing rods, furniture, construction
Common Name : Golden crookstem bamboo
Rhizomes : Running
Culm / Color : Zig zag, slender / dark yellow green
Height / Diameter : Up to 9 m / up to 4 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 10 mm / up to 40 cm
Altitude /Soil : Above 1.000 m / All type of soil
Climate /Rainfall : Temperate / Very dry up to 1.000 mm
Usage : Ornamental, bamboo shoot, screen, hedge, container, potted plants
Common Name : Black bamboo
Rhizomes : Running / spread
Culm / Color : Straight / green in the beginning then turns black
Height / Diameter : 10 m / 6 cm
Thickness / Internode Length : 10 mm / 20 – 30 cm
Altitude /Soil : Above 1.200 m / arid and dry soil
Climate /Rainfall : Temperate / Very dry until 1.000 mm
Usage : Ornamental plants and pots