Himalayacalamus
Bamboos species of the genus Himalayacalamus are temperate mountain clumping bamboos. They are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya; India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.
Dendrocalamus strictus
Dendrocalamus strictus also known as Male Bamboo, Solid Bamboo or Calcutta Bamboo is a tropical and subtropical clumping species native to Southeast Asia. This bamboo is extensively used as a raw material in paper mills and has edible shoots.
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Indocalamus
Bamboo species of the genus Indocalamus are native to China, Japan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. The name Indocalamus derives from the Latin words “indo”, of India (in its ancient sense: extending from the East Indies to China), and “calamus” (Greek: kalamos) reed.
Phyllostachys
Phyllostachys comes from ‘phyllon’, meaning leaf, and ‘stachys’, meaning spike. In China, where this bamboo grows native, it is also called Gangzhu Shu, meaning firm bamboo genus.
Pseudosasa
20 bamboo species are currently assigned to the genus Pseudosasa. These bamboos are small to medium running bamboo, originating in Japan, China, and Korea.
Schizostachyum
Bamboo species of the genus Schizostachyum are tall or shrub-like tropical clumping, and sometimes climbing bamboos. They grow native in the tropical and subtropical regions from Madagascar to the Pacific Islands with South-East Asia as the centre of distribution.
Semiarundinaria
Semiarundinaria is a genus of tall or shrubby running bamboos. The species are found in temperate and subtropical regions of China and Japan.
Thamnocalamus
Thamnocalamus is a genus of clumping bamboo. The generic name, derives from the Greek “thamnos” (thicket, shrubbery), and “kalamos” (Latinised “calamus”, reed, cane), referring to the habit of the species.
Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris or Common Bamboo is a giant tropical and subtropical clumping bamboo native to southern China and Madagascar. This species is cultivated extensively in many parts of the world.