Guadua Species List

38 Species

The genus Guadua contains the largest bamboos in tropical America; stems can reach up to 30m in height and to 20cm in diameter. The name Guadua (pronounced 'gua-du-a') comes from the common name used by the people of Columbia.

Bamboo species of the genus Guadua are native to Central and South America: from Mexico to Paraguay and Argentina, with a center of diversity in western Amazonia. They usually occur in hot lowland regions within forests and savannas.

Guadua is used as a building material for construction and similar purposes; only one species (Guadua sarcocarpa) is recorded to be consumed as a vegetable.

Guadua Distribution Map

The list below shows all the known Guadua species:

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Species Name	Diameter	Height
Guadua amplexifolia	60-100 mm	10-15 m
Guadua angustifolia	70-200 mm	7-30 m
Guadua angustifolia subsp. angustifolia	70-200 mm	7-30 m
Guadua angustifolia subsp. angustifolia var. bicolor	100-120 mm	15-18 m
Guadua angustifolia subsp. chacoensis	100-150 mm	12-20 m
Guadua barbata
Guadua calderoniana	20-35 mm	10-20 m
Guadua capitata	60 mm
Guadua chaparensis	35-120 mm	18-25 m
Guadua ciliata	8-20 mm	4-10 m
Guadua distorta
Guadua fascicularis
Guadua glaziovii
Guadua glomerata	10-45 mm	8-12 m
Guadua incana	70-120 mm	10-18 m
Guadua latifolia	30-70 mm	3-11 m
Guadua lindmanii
Guadua Iongifimbriata
Guadua longifolia	20-50 mm	4-10 m
Guadua macclurei	30-40 mm	6-15 m
Guadua macrospiculata
Guadua macrostachya	40-70 mm	8-18 m
Guadua maculosa
Guadua paniculata	50-70 mm	8-10 m
Guadua paraguayana	20-40 mm	8-10 m
Guadua polyclados
Guadua refracta
Guadua ribbentropii	50-60 mm	6-7 m
Guadua riograndensis	100 mm
Guadua sarcocarpa	80-100 mm	10-30 m
Guadua sarcocarpa subsp. sarcocarpa
Guadua sarcocarpa subsp. purpuracea
Guadua spinosissima	80 mm
Guadua superba	100-150 mm	20 m
Guadua tagoara	50-100 mm	10-20 m
Guadua tagoara subsp. glaziovii	60-150 mm	8-20 m
Guadua tessmannii	150 mm	7 m
Guadua tomentosa	30-50 mm
Guadua trinii	30-50 mm	8-10 m
Guadua uncinata
Guadua velutina	50-100 mm	3-15 m
Guadua venezuelae
Guadua virgata
Guadua weberbaueri	40-120 mm	8-20 m