Chimonobambusa

Bamboo Genera

27 Jan

42 Species

Bamboo species of the genus Chimonobambusa are running bamboos with swollen nodes that bear thorns in many species, they have 3 branches at the nodes.

Chimonobambusa bamboos grow native in: Assam, China, East Himalaya, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Tibet and Vietnam.

In China and Japan they refer to this genus as "square bamboo". Several species have been introduced in Europe and the USA and are grown in cultivation.

Chimonobambusa Species List

Species	Origin	Diameter	Height
Chimonobambusa angustifolia	China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast	∅ 10 mm	⇑ 2 m
Chimonobambusa armata	China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet	∅ 45 mm	⇑ 10 m
Chimonobambusa arunachalensis	East Himalaya
Chimonobambusa brevinoda	China South-Central	∅ 10 mm	⇑ 3 m
Chimonobambusa callosa	Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Vietnam	∅ 25 mm	⇑ 7 m
Chimonobambusa communis	China South-Central	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 7 m
Chimonobambusa convoluta	China Southeast	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 3 m
Chimonobambusa damingshanensis	China Southeast	∅ 8 mm	⇑ 2 m
Chimonobambusa fansipanensis	Vietnam	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 4 m
Chimonobambusa gracilis	China Southeast	∅ 5 mm	⇑ 1 m
Chimonobambusa grandifolia	China South-Central	∅ 15 mm	⇑ 4 m
Chimonobambusa hejiangensis	China South-Central, China Southeast	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 7 m
Chimonobambusa hirtinoda	China South-Central	∅ 25 mm	⇑ 5 m
Chimonobambusa hsuehiana	China South-Central	∅ 10 mm	⇑ 3,5 m
Chimonobambusa jainii	East Himalaya	∅ 15 mm	⇑ 7 m
Chimonobambusa lactistriata	China South-Central	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 5 m
Chimonobambusa leishanensis	China South-Central	∅ 10 mm	⇑ 3 m
Chimonobambusa luzhiensis	China South-Central	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 5 m
Chimonobambusa macrophylla	China South-Central	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 5 m
Chimonobambusa marmorea	China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan	∅ 15 mm	⇑ 3 m
Chimonobambusa metuoensis	Tibet	∅ 25 mm	⇑ 7 m
Chimonobambusa microfloscula	China South-Central, Vietnam	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 6 m
Chimonobambusa montigena	China South-Central	∅ 14 mm	⇑ 3 m
Chimonobambusa multigemmia	China South-Central
Chimonobambusa ningnanica	China South-Central	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 14 m
Chimonobambusa opienensis	China South-Central	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 7 m
Chimonobambusa pachystachys	China South-Central	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 6 m
Chimonobambusa paucispinosa	China South-Central	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 5 m
Chimonobambusa puberula	China South-Central	∅ 25 mm	⇑ 5 m
Chimonobambusa pubescens	China Southeast	∅ 8 mm	⇑ 2 m
Chimonobambusa purpurea	China North-Central, China South-Central	∅ 50 mm	⇑ 8 m
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis	China Southeast, Taiwan, Vietnam	∅ 40 mm	⇑ 8 m
Chimonobambusa rigidula	China South-Central	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 6 m
Chimonobambusa sichuanensis	China South-Central
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis	China South-Central	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 4 m
Chimonobambusa tianquanensis	China South-Central
Chimonobambusa tuberculata	China South-Central	∅ 12 mm	⇑ 4 m
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda	China South-Central	∅ 30 mm	⇑ 6 m
Chimonobambusa unifolia	China South-Central	∅ 5 mm	⇑ 1,6 m
Chimonobambusa utilis	China South-Central	∅ 35 mm	⇑ 10 m
Chimonobambusa verruculosa	China South-Central	∅ 15 mm	⇑ 3 m
Chimonobambusa zhizhuzhu	China South-Central

Source: Kew Science

Common Names for Chimonobambusa Species

Bamboo growers and garden books frequently refer to bamboos by their 'common name'. Below you’ll find a table with the most common English names for Chimonobambusa and their correct scientific names.

More common names in English can be found here: Common Bamboo Names.