Borinda Species List

11 Species

The bamboo genus Borinda is named in honour of Norman Loftus Bor (1893-1972), an Irish born British agrostologist, taxonomist, and plant collector who worked in India (Dehra Dun) and at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Borinda bamboos include the largest temperate clump-forming Sino-Himalayan bamboos, producing large, strong and durable culms with long internodes.

Bamboo species of the genus Borinda grow native at relatively high altitudes in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, China, Yunnan, Burma and Vietnam.

Borinda Distribution Map

The list below shows all the known Borinda species:

Species Name	Diameter	Height
Borinda angustissima	10-20 mm	4-7 m
Borinda chigar	15 mm	4 m
Borinda emeryi		4 m
Borinda extensa	10-28 mm	4-6.5 m
Borinda farcta	5-15 mm	2-3.5 m
Borinda frigidorum	10-17 mm	1.5-3.5 m
Borinda fungosa	15-25 mm	4-6 m
Borinda glabrifolia	8-20 mm	4-6 m
Borinda grossa	20-35 mm	8 m
Borinda macclureana	50 mm	5 m
Borinda setosa	5-35 mm	1-7 m

Recently Corrected Names:

Bamboo species tables are monitored and improved each year by a wide group of experts. Below you’ll find the latest updates for the genera Borinda.

The complete list can be found here: Recently Corrected Bamboo Names.