Bambusa

BAMBUSA is a genus of tropical and subtropical clumping bamboo, usually giant, with numerous branches at a node, one or two much larger than the rest.

Source: BambooWeb

Genus species	Max Height	Max Diameter	Minimum Temperature	Comments/Descriptions
B.arnhemica	25′	4″	32F	From Northern Territory, Australia, along water courses. Dense clumps, thick culms, short internodes, low branches.
B. atra	25′	1.5″	?	Native to New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Sangihe Island. Often found on limestone. Thin-walled, tight clumping, reed-like shrub with large leaves/no low branching. Flowers nearly continuously, without dying. Related to B.forbesii – may be a Schizostachyum.
B.balcooa	60′	6″	18F	From India. Tangled clumps make harvest difficult. Strong, used for construction, crafts, shoots.
B.bambos	100′	7″	27F	A fast-growing species. Thick-walled, but soft. Lower branches are long, wiry, and armed with thorns. Edible shoots.
B.bashihirsuta	40′	3″	?	Erect, tight clumper. No lower branching.
B.beecheyana	50′	5″	15F	Culms with short internodes generally arch strongly and are covered with white powder when young. Edible shoots in demand. OLDER GENERATION INFECTED WITH MOSAIC POTEX VIRUS.
B.beecheyana var. Pubescens	50′	5″	15F	More erect, thicker nodal hair, branching lower, no virus
B.bicicatricata	35′	3″	?	Thick-walled culms with convex joints.
B.bicitriatus	30′	2″	?	Thick culm wall
B.blumeana	60′	4″	28F	A tall, thorny bamboo from India and Indonesia where it is used for construction, baskets, and edible shoots.
B.boniopsis	20′	1″	28F	Thick-walled clumper with small, narrow leaves. Green culms. Recently imported from Hainan, the southernmost island province in China.
B.boniopsis cv. Yellowstripe	20′	1″	28F	A small green bamboo with thin yellow pinstripes on the lower culms.
B.burmanica	50′	4″	32F	Strong, nearly solid culms. Leaves up to 12 by 2 inches. Dense clumps, shrubby, lower branches thorny.
B.cerossima	20′	1″	18F	Similar to Bambusa textilis var. gracilis in size, with more culm wax on new shoots.
B.chungii	35′	2.5″	21F	Thin-walled culms are covered with persistent, dense white bloom, giving them a pale blue appearance. Culms covered with white powder. Used in papermaking, weaving.
B.chungii var. Barbelatta	25′	1.5″	21F	Grows to about 3/4 the size, with lighter ring of hair around new culm nodes and looser culm sheath blade.
B.contracta	20′	1.5″	25F	Like a small B.textilis with thicker, shorter internodes
B.cornigera	35′	4″	25F	Culms zigzag, and internodes are slightly curved.
B.dissimulator	50′	3″	18F	A giant tropical, produces many thick walled, arching or erect, tough culms with long branches.
B.dissemulator ‘albinodia’	35′	2″	20F	Similar to B.dissimulator but the white rings above and below the nodes are more pronounced.
B.distegia	30′	4″	25F	A bamboo from Sichuan, China that has green internodes with a slightly bending top but not drooping. Short, small leaves. It is said to tolerate light frosts.
B.dolichoclada	65′	4″	25F	Giant green culms, branches are yellowish-green and gradually turn pale yellow
B.dolichomerithalla ‘Green stripe’	35′	2″	15F	Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. The culms are a waxy yellow with dark green stripes. Prone to sooty mold in S.Florida.
B.dolichomerithalla ‘Silverstripe’	35′	2″	15F	Introduced in 1980 from Taiwan. Dark green culms with lower internodes occasionally striped with white.
B.edulis	65′	3″	20F	A Taiwan native with large green leaves. Edible shoots
B.emeiensis	35′	2″	24F	reversion from Bambusa emeiensis ‘Viridiflavus’ without yellow stripes
Bambusa emeiensis ‘Flavidovirens’	35′	2.5″	24F	Green stripes on pale green or yellow/gold culms.
Bambusa emeiensis ‘Viridiflavus’	35′	2.5″	24F	Culms erect with yellow stripes alternating 180 degrees on each internode.
B.eutuldoides	45′	2″	15F	Erect, thick-walled culms; some with fine white stripes. Thick and long main branches Grown in Hong Kong area.
B.eutuldoides basistriata	45′	2″	15F	Similar to the above except culms are variegated.
Bambusa eutuldoides ‘Viridivittata’	25′	1″	15F	Yellow culms with varying dark green stripes.  New shoots have pink and peach tones. Some of the original stock was imported as Bambusa textilis Vittata.
B.forbesii IRON RANGE BAMBOO	16′	1.2″	?	Native to New Guinea and N.Australia. May be a Schizostachyum rather than a Bambusa.
B.flexuosa LESSER THORNY BAMBOO	40′	2.5″	15F	Culms thick-walled with nodding tips and zigzag lower portions. Lower branchlets specialized into tough thorns.
B.gibba	25′	2″	24F	Erect young culms covered with a white bloom
B.glacuphylla	15′	1″	30F	Dense, erect, bushy, variegated. Used as an ornamental hedge, easy to prune to desired shape. Previously sold as Bambusa variegata.
B.guangxiensis	18′	1.5″	30F	Compact with lush foliage to base, excellent trimmed to a dense hedge.
B.intermedia	40′	3″	25F	Young culms dark green, sometimes with purplish streaks.
B.lako				Erect new green culms mature to shiny purple/black. Occasional stripes of green. One of the most striking of the tropical bamboos.
B.lapidea				Thick-walled culms slightly swollen at the base.
B.longispiculata				Somewhat open, erect clump of ivory-striped green culms. All plants identified as such in Florida have been determined to be B.tulda.
B.luetostriata	30′	2″	?	Erect with full foliage on top. Young leaves variegated white/green. Culms green, intermittent white stripes.
B.maculata	50′	3″	?	From Bali; local name pring tutul. Splotchy culms when mature. Used for furniture making.
B.malingensis	35′	2.5″	20F	More salt tolerant than most bamboos. Tight clumps with fine grained wood. Branches are slender; small leaves.
B.multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’	35′	1.5″	12F	Culms and branches are bright yellow with irregular, longitudinal,   narrow, dark green stripes. New shoots and culms are often reddish.
B.multiplex ‘Green Alphonse’	35′	1.5″	12F	Similar to Alphonse Karr, but the culms and branches are light green with dark green stripes.
B.multiplex ‘Fernleaf’	20′	.5″	12F	Usually small in size with 10 to 20 closely spaced, two ranked leaves. Unstable; often reverts to the larger leaves.
B.multiplex ‘Golden Goddess’	12′	.75″	12F	A dwarf form similar to Fernleaf but with larger leaves. The culms tend to be yellowish.
B.multiplex ‘Goldstripe’	35′	1.5″	12F	Mature green culms have a gold stripe that bleeds into the green.
B.multiplex riviereorum	6′	.25″	2F	Solid culms and tiny leaves; similar to Fernleaf but smaller, more delicate looking. This form appears stable.
B.multiplex ‘Silverstripe’	45′	1.5″	12F	Many leaves have white stripes and some culms are also striped with white. Largest of the B.multiplex group.
B.multiplex ‘Stripestem Fernleaf’	12′	.5″	12F	Similar to Fernleaf except that the culms are reddish or yellowish, striped with green.
B.multiplex ‘Tiny Fern’	3′	1/8″	12F	A dwarf form of riviereorum with leaves often less than 1″ long.
B.multiplex ‘Tiny Fern Striped’	3′	1/8″	12F	Same as Tiny Fern, but with striped culms.
B.multiplex ‘Willowy’	20′	3/4″	12F	Culms droop or arch strongly with small, narrow leaves.
B.nutans	40′	3″	25F	The culms have a white ring below the nodes.
B.oldhamii	55′	4″	22F	The culms are straight and erect with relatively short branches forming fairly open clumps. Culm walls are thick, but soft.
B.oldhamii f. revoluta	55′	4″	22F	Yellow stripes on the culms on an otherwise standard oldhamii.
B.oliveriana	45′	2″	32F	Densely clumping with thick-walled, glossy green culms.
B.pachiensis	33′	2.5″	20F	Erect, thick-walled culms with yellow stripes in the lower internodes.
B.pervariabilis viridistriata	45′	2.5″	20F	Similar to the above but much more highly variegated. An extremely attractive tropical bamboo. New shoots are yellow with green stripes maturing to yellow/gold with varying dark green stripes.
B.sp. ‘polymorpha‘	65′	6″	?	Green culms densely covered with grayish-white silky hair; branches short, slender, dense. ID uncertain.
B.remotiflora	40′	3″	?	New shoots are purple.
B.rigida	40′	2.5″	?	Erect, tight clumper. New culms are covered with white waxy powder.
B.rutila	35′	2.5″	?	Thick-walled zigzag culms with swollen nodes and drooping tips. Thorny.
B.sinospinosa	70′	5″	20F	Thick-walled zigzag culms with swollen nodes and drooping tips. Thorny.
B.stenostachya	70′	6″	36F	Basal internodes almost solid. Thorny. Culm sheaths persistent. Useful in construction.
B.subtruncata	20′	2″	?	Yellowish green longitudinal streaks on lower internodes. Similar pattern to G.maxima.
B. textilis ‘albo-straiata’ or ‘albolineata’	30′	2″	15F	Same as above except culms are white-striped in irregular longitudinal
B.textilis glabra	25′	1.5″	15F	A slightly more open clumper than the type.  Random bluish-white bloom. Overall size about the same as Gracilis. Culms glabrous (smooth).
B.textilis gracilis	25′	1.25″	15F	Culms more slender than the typical B.textilis; nodding top.  Graceful foliage. Makes an excellent hedge or screen.
B.textilis cv. maculata	25′	1″	15F	Tight clumper, about 2″ between culms. Very erect culms. Base of shoot sheaths have purple streaks.
B.textilis ‘Scranton’	40′	2″	15F	Distinct appearance. This textilis variety has very short branches giving it a unique feature on an otherwise standard form. Originated from S. Scranton’s cultivar.
B.textilis ‘Kanaphaha’	50′	2.5″	15F	This is the variety of Bambusa textilis growing at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, FL. Straight canes with long internodes have a whitish bloom. Very rare and highly sought-after. The largest textilis.
B.tulda	70′	4″	27F	The large, straight, thick-walled culms are one of the most useful of any tropical bamboo grown in the U.S.
B.tulda striata	70′	4″	27F	Same as B.tulda but with striped culms.