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.
