Bambusa
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Bambusa is a large genus (about 37 species) of clumping bamboos.[1] These species are usually giant ones, with numerous branches at a node and one or two much larger than the rest. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, especially in the monsoon and wet Tropics.
Cultivation
Propagation
Offsets buried in soil.
Pests and diseases
Species
- Bambusa arnhemica
- Bambusa arundinacea- Giant Thorny
- Bambusa balcooa
- Bambusa bambos - aka arundinacea giant thorny bamboo
- Bambusa basihirsuta
- Bambusa beecheyana - Beechey bamboo; source of commercial bamboo sprouts in s. China
- Bambusa blumeana
- Bambusa boniopsis
- Bambusa burmanica
- Bambusa chungii
- Bambusa emeiensis
- Bambusa forbesii - iron range bamboo
- Bambusa glaucophylla - Malay dwarf
- Bambusa lako - Timor black
- Bambusa longispiculata -40' Burma
- Bambusa multiplex - hedge bamboo
- Bambusa oldhamii
- Bambusa pachinensis
- Bambusa sinospinosa - Chinese thorny bamboo
- Bambusa tulda
- Bambusa ventricosa - Buddha bamboo
- Bambusa vulgaris
Gallery
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References
- ↑ Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "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". The Grass Genera of the World. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
