Useful Bamboo Species

Below you'll find a list of useful bamboo species in the Americas. By "useful" we mean bamboo species which are native to the Americas and can be used in construction, crafts, etc.

The list is definitely not complete but it gives an idea of priority bamboo species with economical value, and therefore worth planting and propagating on a larger scale.

Records - of

reset

Species Name	Uses
Actinocladum verticillatum	Forage for cattle, barbecue skewers, arrows by Indians
Apoclada simplex	Construction, forage
Arthrostylidium venezuelae	Basketry, crafts
Arundinaria gigantea	Fishing rods, basketry, mats, scaffolding, fodder
Aulonemia longiaristata	Basketry
Aulonemia patula	Construction, crafts
Aulonemia queko	Ceiling rafters, musical instruments
Chusquea culeou	Horticulture
Chusquea longifolia
Chusquea nelsonii
Chusquea pittieri	Christmas decorations Costa Rica
Chusquea scandens	Crafts
Elytrostachys clavigera	Weaving
Elytrostachys typica	Ceiling rafters
Guadua amplexifolia	Construction
Guadua angustifolia	Construction
Guadua chacoensis	Construction
Guadua glomerata	Crafts
Guadua latifolia	Crafts
Guadua longifolia	Various purposes
Guadua macrostachya	Construction
Guadua paniculata	Ceiling rafters
Guadua sarcocarpa	Construction
Guadua superba	Construction
Guadua tagoara	Ceiling rafters
Guadua trinii	Construction
Guadua velutina	Construction
Guadua weberbaueri	Ceiling rafters
Merostachys spp.	Handicrafts, basketwork, small-scale construction
Neurolepis aperta	Roof-thatching
Otatea acuminata	Crafts
Otatea fimbriata
Rhipidocladum geminatum	Crafts
Rhipidocladum harmonicum	Musical instruments
Rhipidocladum racemiflorum	Crafts