Bamboo Species of Belize

4 genera, 4 species

This small flat country is the only one in Central America without any Chusquea species. Belize, however, is well known for the Guadua longifolia populations along the Belize river and its tributaries on the Yucatan Peninsula.

Native Bamboo Species of Belize

Species	Diameter	Height
Guadua longifolia	∅ 50 mm	⇑ 10 m
Merostachys pauciflora	∅ 35 mm
Otatea fimbriata	∅ 40 mm	⇑ 6 m
Rhipidocladum bartlettii	∅ 8 mm	⇑ 10 m

Source: INBAR

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