Common Bamboo Names
Landscapers, gardeners and garden books, frequently use common bamboo names to refer to popular bamboos. To help you find corresponding botanical names, the following list includes some of the most common bamboo names used in the United States and their botanical equivalents.
| Common Name | Botanic Name |
|---|---|
| Abyssinian bamboo | Oxytenanthera abyssinica |
| African alpine bamboo | Oldeania alpina |
| Alphonse Karr bamboo | Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' |
| American narrow-leaved bamboo | Guadua angustifolia |
| Andean weeping bamboo | Chusquea culeou |
| Arcana bamboo | Phyllostachys arcana |
| Arnhem land bamboo | Bambusa arnhemica |
| Aromatic bamboo | Chimonocalamus delicatus |
| Arrow bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica |
| Asian lemon bamboo | Bambusa eutuldoides var. viridivittata |
| Balcooa bamboo | Bambusa balcooa |
| Beechey bamboo | Bambusa beecheyana |
| Bengal bamboo | Bambusa tulda |
| Berry bamboo | Melocanna baccifera |
| Big jute bamboo | Dendrocalamus latiflorus |
| Black asper | Dendrocalamus asper 'Betung Hitam' |
| Black bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra |
| Black hair giant bamboo | Gigantochloa nigrociliata |
| Blowpipe bamboo | Bambusa dolichoclada |
| Blue bamboo | Bambusa chungii |
| Buddha bamboo | Bambusa ventricosa |
| Buddha's belly bamboo | Bambusa ventricosa |
| Burmese square bamboo | Chimonobambusa armata |
| Burmese timber bamboo | Bambusa nutans |
| Calcutta bamboo | Dendrocalamus strictus |
| Candy cane bamboo | Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa' |
| Candy stripe bamboo | Himalayacalamus falconeri 'Damarapa' |
| Canebrake bamboo | Arundinaria gigantea |
| Ceylon reed bamboo | Ochlandra stridula |
| Chilean bamboo | Chusquea culeou |
| Chinese dwarf bamboo | Bambusa multiplex |
| Chinese fountain bamboo | Fargesia nitida |
| Chinese goddess bamboo | Bambusa multiplex 'Riviereorum' |
| Chinese spiny bamboo | Bambusa sinospinosa |
| Chinese thorny bamboo | Bambusa sinospinosa |
| Common bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris |
| Costa Rican weeping bamboo | Chusquea coronalis |
| Didgeridoo bamboo | Bambusa arnhemica |
| Dragon bamboo | Dendrocalamus giganteus |
| Dragon head bamboo | Fargesia dracocephala |
| Dwarf Buddha belly bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin' |
| Dwarf fernleaf bamboo | Pleioblastus distichus |
| Dwarf white-stripe bamboo | Pleioblastus fortunei |
| Elephant bamboo | Ochlandra travancorica |
| Ethiopian lowland bamboo | Oxytenanthera abyssinica |
| Fairyland bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea |
| Feathery bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris |
| Female bamboo | Bambusa balcooa |
| Fernleaf bamboo | Bambusa multiplex 'Fernleaf' |
| Fernleaf hedge bamboo | Bambusa multiplex 'Floribunda' |
| Fishpole bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea |
| Fishscale bamboo | Phyllostachys heteroclada |
| Fountain bamboo | Fargesia nitida |
| Ghost bamboo | Dendrocalamus minor var. amoenus |
| Giant atter | Gigantochloa atter |
| Giant bamboo | Dendrocalamus giganteus |
| Giant cane | Arundinaria gigantea |
| Giant stripy bamboo | Gigantochloa verticillata |
| Giant thorny bamboo | Bambusa bambos |
| Giant timber bamboo | Bambusa oldhamii |
| Golden bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea |
| Green groove bamboo | Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis |
| Green mountain bamboo | Oldeania alpina |
| Green onion bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana' |
| Hamilton's bamboo | Dendrocalamus hamiltonii |
| Hardy blue bamboo | Fargesia nitida |
| Hedge bamboo | Bambusa multiplex |
| Himalayan blue bamboo | Himalayacalamus hookerianus |
| Himalayan weeping bamboo | Drepanostachyum falcatum |
| Horsehoof bamboo | Bambusa lapidea |
| India reed bamboo | Ochlandra ebracteata |
| Indian fountain bamboo | Yushania anceps |
| Indian thorny bamboo | Bambusa bambos |
| Indian timber bamboo | Bambusa tulda |
| Indonesian asper | Dendrocalamus asper |
| Iron Range bamboo | Neololeba atra |
| Japanese arrow bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica |
| Japanese temple bamboo | Semiarundinaria fastuosa |
| Japanese timber bamboo | Phyllostachys reticulata |
| Java black bamboo | Gigantochloa atroviolacea |
| Khasia bamboo | Drepanostachyum khasianum |
| Large leaved bamboo | Indocalamus tessellatus |
| Linear-leaved bamboo | Pleioblastus linearis |
| Long pipe bamboo | Neololeba atra |
| Madake | Phyllostachys reticulata |
| Male bamboo | Dendrocalamus strictus |
| Marbled bamboo | Chimonobambusa marmorea |
| Medake | Pleioblastus simonii |
| Mexican weeping bamboo | Otatea acuminata |
| Mingal bamboo | Chloothamnus elatus |
| Monastery bamboo | Thyrsostachys siamensis |
| Monk's belly bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea |
| Moso bamboo | Phyllostachys edulis |
| Mottled bamboo | Chimonobambusa marmorea |
| Muli bamboo | Melocanna baccifera |
| Muriel bamboo | Fargesia murielae |
| Nepalese blue bamboo | Himalayacalamus porcatus |
| New Guinea clumping bamboo | Chloothamnus elatus |
| New Guinea edible bamboo | Chloothamnus elatus |
| New Guinea green bamboo | Chloothamnus elatus |
| Oldham's bamboo | Bambusa oldhamii |
| Oriental hedge bamboo | Bambusa multiplex 'Floribunda' |
| Painted bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' |
| Palmate bamboo | Sasa palmata |
| Pear Bamboo | Melocanna baccifera |
| Porcata blue bamboo | Himalayacalamus porcatus |
| Punting pole bamboo | Bambusa tuldoides |
| Purple jade bamboo | Drepanostachyum khasianum |
| Pygmy bamboo | Pleioblastus fortunei |
| River Cane | Arundinaria gigantea |
| Rough bamboo | Dendrocalamus asper |
| Sacred Bali bamboo | Schizostachyum brachycladum |
| Short spikelet bamboo | Semiarundinaria densiflora |
| Short-spiked bamboo | Semiarundinaria densiflora |
| Short-tassled bamboo | Semiarundinaria densiflora |
| Simon bamboo | Pleioblastus simonii |
| Slender bamboo | Bambusa textilis var. gracilis |
| Slender weaver's bamboo | Bambusa textilis var. gracilis |
| Speedy screen bamboo | Bambusa oldhamii |
| Spineless Indian bamboo | Bambusa tulda |
| Spiny bamboo | Bambusa bambos |
| Square bamboo | Chimonobambusa quadrangularis |
| Square stem bamboo | Chimonobambusa quadrangularis |
| Square stemmed bamboo | Chimonobambusa quadrangularis |
| Stone bamboo | Phyllostachys angusta |
| Sweet bamboo | Dendrocalamus latiflorus |
| Sweet dragon bamboo | Dendrocalamus brandisii |
| Sweet shoot bamboo | Phyllostachys dulcis |
| Switch cane | Arundinaria gigantea |
| Taiwan giant bamboo | Dendrocalamus latiflorus |
| Tama bamboo | Dendrocalamus hamiltonii |
| Tea stick bamboo | Pseudosasa amabilis |
| Teddy bear bamboo | Dendrocalamus brandisii |
| Temple bamboo | Semiarundinaria fastuosa |
| Thin headed hollow bamboo | Cephalostachyum pergracile |
| Thorny bamboo | Bambusa bambos |
| Tibetan princess bamboo | Himalayacalamus asper |
| Timor black bamboo | Bambusa lako |
| Tinwa bamboo | Cephalostachyum pergracile |
| Tonkin bamboo | Pseudosasa amabilis |
| Tonkin cane | Pseudosasa amabilis |
| Tortoise shell bamboo | Phyllostachys edulis 'Heterocycla' |
| Tropical black bamboo | Gigantochloa atroviolacea |
| Tropical blue bamboo | Bambusa chungii |
| Tufted bamboo | Dendrocalamus hamiltonii |
| Umbrella bamboo | Fargesia murielae |
| Variegated bitter bamboo | Pleioblastus argenteostriatus |
| Velvet leaf bamboo | Dendrocalamus brandisii |
| Walking stick bamboo | Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda |
| Wamin bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris 'Wamin' |
| Water bamboo | Phyllostachys heteroclada |
| Waya bamboo | Dendrocalamus membranaceus |
| Weaver's bamboo | Bambusa textilis |
| White bamboo | Bambusa chungii |
| Whorled bamboo | Gigantochloa verticillata |
| Yellow bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' |
| Yellow groove bamboo | Phyllostachys aureosulcata |
| Yellow grooved Arcana bamboo | Phyllostachys arcana f. luteosulcata |
| Zigzag bamboo | Phyllostachys flexuosa |
