MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Names of Bamboos

with an edible part

 

Species on this page :

Bambos, Bambusa, Chimonobambusa, Dendrocalamus, Gigantochloa, Leleba, Nastus, Nipponocalamus, Phyllostachys, Pleioblastus, Sasa, Sinocalamus.

Bamboo shoot quality indication :

* = bitter - preparation required, *** = average, ***** = superior quality (ref: Dransfield S. & Widjaja E.A.)

Bambos moosoo Sieb. -> Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie

Bambos stricta Roxb. -> Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees

Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN) ***

SYNONYM(S) : Arundo bambos L., Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss (GRIN)

ASSAMESE : Kotoba.

BENGALI : Baroowa, Behor, Ketuasi, Ketwa.

BURMESE : Kya kat wa.

ENGLISH : Reed bamboo, Spiny bamboo , Thorny bamboo, Indian bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou roseau.

KHMER : Rüssèi khléi, Rüssèi préi.

SPANISH : Bambú.

LAOTIAN : Phaix pa:x.

MALAY : Bambu duri (Indonesia), Pring ori (Java).

TELUGU : Mulkas veduru, Mullu veduru.

THAI : Phai pa, Phai nam.

VIETNAMESE : -, , .

Bambusa balcooa Roxb. (Pham-hoang Ho, not in Xie, not in Tanaka) ***

SYNONYM(S) : Arundarbor balcooa (Roxb.) Kuntze, Dendrocalamus balcooa (Roxburgh) Voigt (Masman)

ASSAMESE : Baluka.

BENGALI : Balku bans (Bangladesh).

ENGLISH : Balcooa bamboo, Female bamboo, Giant bamboo.

HINDI : Borak bans, Boro bans (?), Barak (?)

NEPALESE : Dhanu bans.

VIETNAMESE : -.

Bambusa beecheyana Munro -> Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure

Bambusa oldhamii Munro *****

SYNONYM(S) : Sinocalamus oldhamii (Munro) McClure, Leleba oldhami Nakai

CHINESE : Lü zhu.

ENGLISH : Giant Timber bamboo, Oldham bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ryoku chiku.

Bambusa spinosa Roxb. ***

Chimonobambusa marmorea (Mitford) Makino

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria marmorea (Mitford) Makino, Chimonobambusa gracillima Makino, ined., Bambusa kan-chiku Marliac., ined., Arundinaria nana Makino, Arundinaria matsumurae Hackel, Bambos kantsik Siebold, Phyllostachys reticulata ( Mitford) Ascherson & Graebner , Bambusa marmorea Mitford (GRIN)

CHINESE : Han zhu (Han chu), Han zhu sun (shoots of winter-bamboo).

ENGLISH : Marbled bamboo.

GERMAN : Marmorierter Bambus.

JAPANESE : Kan chiku.

Chimonobambusa pachystachys Hsueh & Yi

CHINESE : Ci fang zhu, Ci zhu zi (seeds), Zhu sun (summer shoots), Juk sun / jook sun / zuk sun (Cantonese).

ENGLISH : Thorny bamboo.

Chimonobambusa purpurea Hsueh & Yi

CHINESE : Ci hei zhu, Zhu sun (summer shoots), Jook sun (Cantonese).

ENGLISH : Black thorny bamboo.

Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Franceschi) Makino

SYNONYM(S) : Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (Fenzi) Nak., Arundinaria angulata (Munro) Porterf., Bambusa angulata Munro, Bambusa quadrangularis Franceschi (GRIN), , Bambusa quadrangularis Fenzi, Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Fenzi) Mak.

CHINESE : Fang zhu (Fang chu), Si jiao zhu (Ssu chiao chu), Si fang zhu (Ssu fang chu).

ENGLISH : Square bamboo, Square-stem bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou carré.

GERMAN : Vierkantiger Bambus.

JAPANESE : Shikaku dake, Shihou chiku (shihô chiku), Kaku chiku.

VIETNAMESE : .

Photograph & descriptions (Engl. Jap.) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/various/variouskaku.html>

Chimonobambusa utilis (Keng) P.C. Keng

SYNONYM(S) : Oreocalamus utilis Keng

CHINESE : Jin fo shan fang zhu, Zhu sun.

ENGLISH : Jinfoshan square bamboo.

Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult. f.) Backer ex K. Heyne *****

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus flagellifer Munro, Dendrocalamus merrillianus (Elmer) Elmer, Bambusa aspera Schult. & Schult. f., Gigantochloa aspera (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz (GRIN), Gigantochloa aspera Kurz ex Teijsm. et Binn.

ENGLISH : Rough asper, Giant bamboo, Indonesian asper, Rough bamboo.

LAOTIAN : Hok.

MALAY : Buloh betong, Buloh beting, Buloh panching, Bambu betung (Indonesia), Deling petung (Java), Rebong china (Singapore).

SUNDANESE : Awi bitung.

TAGALOG : Bukawe.

THAI : Phai tong.

VIETNAMESE : , Manh tong, Cây trúc ?.

VISAYAN : Butong.

Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz (W.Masman)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa brandisii Munro, Sinocalamus brandisii (Munro) Keng f. , Arundarbor brandisii (Munro) Kuntze (W3Tropicos)

BENGALI : Bulka.

BURMESE : Kya lo wa, Wabo.

ENGLISH : Velvet leaf bamboo.

HINDI : Wanan (Manipur, India).

LAOTIAN : Mây hôt, Hôk.

THAI : Phai bongyai, Phai sangyen.

Dendrocalamus giganteus Wallich ex Munro (Dransfield & Widjaja)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa gigantea Wall.

ASSAMESE : Worra

BURMESE : Wabo, Ban.

ENGLISH : Dragon bamboo, Giant bamboo.

HINDI : Maroobob (Manipur, India).

GERMAN : Riesenbambus (not specific enough).

KHMER : Russey prey.

LAOTIAN : Po'.

MALAY : Buloh betong, Bambu sembilang (Indonesia).

THAI : Phai po, Phai pok.

VIETNAMESE : , Manh tông.

Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. ex Munro (W.Masman)

ENGLISH : Tama bamboo, Hamilton dendrocalamus.

HINDI : Kághzi báns.

ASSAMESE : Kokwa.

HINDI : Pecha (Tripura, India).

NEPALESE : Tama kalo, Tama seto, Tamo.

VIETNAMESE : , .

Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro (W.Masman) *****

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa latiflora (Munro) Kurz., Bambusa verticillata Willd. , Sinocalamus latiflorus (Munro) McClure (W.Masman)

BURMESE : Wani.

CHINESE : Tian zhu, Ma tsu (ma chu), Tian zhu sun (Cantonese: t'im chuk sun) (edible shoot).

ENGLISH : Sweet bamboo, Taiwan giant bamboo, Big jute bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ma chiku.

MALAY : Bambu taiwan (Indonesia).

TAGALOG : Botong.

THAI : Phai zangkum.

VIETNAMESE : , Manh tông hoa to, Tre taù.

Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro (GRIN, Hô, W.Masman, not in Tanaka, not in Xie)

CHINESE : Pai saang ?

VIETNAMESE : .

Dendrocalamus sikkimensis Gamble ex Oliv. (W.Masman)

SYNONYM(S) : Gigantochloa sikkimensis (not in W3TROPICOS, GRIN, Tanaka nor in Xie)

ENGLISH : Philippines sweet-shoot bamboo.

NEPALI : Bhalu bans.

Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees (W3Tropicos)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa stricta (Roxb.) Roxb., Bambos stricta Roxb.

BENGALI : Karail.

CHINESE : Mu zhu.

ENGLISH : Male bamboo, Calcutta bamboo.

GUJARATI : Nakur bans.

HINDI : Lathi bans (Tripura, India).

MALAY : Bambu batu (Indonesia).

TAMIL : Kalmungil.

TELUGU : Sadanapa veduru.

Gigantochloa albociliata (Munro) Kurz (Dransfield & Widjaja) *****

SYNONYM(S) : Oxytenanthera albociliata Munro

BURMESE : Wahpyu ka le.

LAOTIAN : Laix.

THAI : Phai rai, Phai ruak, Phai ruak lek.

Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz (GRIN) *

SYNONYM(S) : Gigantochloa apus Kurz ex Munro, Gigantochloa apus (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kurz, Gigantochloa apus (Bl. ex Schult. f.) Kurz., Bambusa apus Bl. ex Schult. f., Gigantochloa kurzii Gamble, Gigantochloa takserah Camuso

HINDI : Tekserah.

MALAY : Bambu tali, Deling apus (Java), Bambu apus (Indonesia), Pring apes, Pring apus (Java), Pring tali (Java).

SUNDANESE : Awi tali.

Gigantochloa aspera (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz -> Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult. f.) Backer ex K. Heyne

Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus atroviolacea ?

ENGLISH : Black asper, Black bamboo.

MALAY : Bambu betung hitam (Indonesia), Pring wulung.

Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa thouarsii var. atter Hassk. (Hô)

MALAY : Bambu ater (Indonesia).

SUNDANESE : Awi teme.

Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz cv. 'Pring Legi'

MALAY : Bambu santong (Indonesia), Bambu "Pring Legi" (Indonesia).

SUNDANESE : Awi teme.

Gigantochloa hasskarliana (Kurz) Backer ex K. Heyne

SYNONYM(S) : Schizostachyum hasskarlianum Kurz (W3Tropicos)

SUNDANESE : Awi tela.

Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merrill (Dransfield & Widjaja) *****

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa levis Blanco, Gigantochloa scribneriana Merrill, , Dendrocalamus curranii Gamble

MALAY : Buluh betung (Indonesia), Buluh suluk (Borneo-Kalimantan), Buluh tup (Borneo), Paling (?), Pering (?), Poring (?).

TAGALOG : Bolo.

VISAYAN : Kabolian ?

Gigantochloa nigrociliata (Büse) Kurz. (W3Tropicos)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa nigrociliata Büse, Oxytenanthera nigrociliata (Büse) Kurz.

ENGLISH : Black fringed giant grass.

SUNDANESE : Awi lengka.

VIETNAMESE : .

Gigantochloa pseudo-arundinacea (Steud.) Widj. (Hô)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa pseudoarundinacea Steud., Gigantochloa verticillata (Willd.) Munro, Gigantochloa maxima sensu Kurz

MALAY : Bambu gombong (Indonesia), Pring surat.

VIETNAMESE : .

Gigantochloa robusta Kurz. (W3Tropicos)

MALAY : Rebung (Indonesia), Rebong, Tiying jelepung (Java, Bali).

Gigantochloa verticillata (Willd.) Munro

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa verticillata Willd., Nastus verticillatus (Willd.) Sm. (W3Tropicos), Gigantochloa thoii K. M. Wong ? Gigantochloa verticillata auct. ?

MALAY : Pring srat (Javanese ?).

VIETNAMESE : Tre vùon.

Leleba edulis Odashima

CHINESE : Wu chiao lü chu.

JAPANESE : Ukyaku ryoku chiku.

Nastus elatus Holttum (W3Tropicos, not in GRIN, not in Xie, not in Tanaka)

ENGLISH : New Guinea clump bamboo.

Nipponocalamus gramineus Nakai

JAPANESE : Taimin chiku.

Nipponocalamus hindsii Munro

JAPANESE : Kanzan chiku.

Nipponocalamus linearis Hack

JAPANESE : Ryûkyû chiku.

Nipponocalamus simonii Nakai

ENGLISH : Simon bamboo.

JAPANESE : Me dake.

Nipponocalamus vaginatus Nakai

JAPANESE : Hakone dake.

Nipponocalamus yoshidake (Nakai) Honda

JAPANESE : Ne zasa.

Phyllostachys angusta McClure (not in Xie, not in Tanaka)

ENGLISH : Stone bamboo, Chinese fish-rod bamboo, Chinese edible bamboo.

Phyllostachys arcana McClure (GRIN)

Phyllostachys aurea Rivière & C. Rivière (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A. & C. Rivière (Xie Zongwan), Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. var. aurea (Carr. ex Riv.) Makino (Xie Zongwan)

CHINESE : Luo han zhu, Ren mian zhu, Wu san zhu, Hu cuan zhu.

ENGLISH : Fish-pole bamboo, Golden bamboo, Fishpole bamboo, .

GERMAN : Gelber Bambus, Gold Bambus, Gold-Blattähre.

JAPANESE : Hotei chiku, Hotei chiku.

MALAY : Bambu kuning (Indonesia).

PORTUGUESE : Bambú japonês.

SPANISH : Bambú amarillo.

VIETNAMESE : .

Phyllostachys bambusoides Sieb. et Zucc. (Xie Zongwan)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch (Xie Zongwan)

CHINESE : Gang zhu, Tai zhu, Wu yue ji zhu, Hua ke zhu (Hakka : fa hok chuk).

ENGLISH : Giant timber bamboo, Japanese timber bamboo, Timber bamboo, Castillon bamboo, Golden bamboo, Embroidered sheath bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ya dake, Hotei chiku, Hotei chiku, Ma dake.

MALAY : Bambu kuning ?

SPANISH : Caña de Indias.

VIETNAMESE : .

Phyllostachys bissetii McClure (not in Tanaka, not in Xie)

ENGLISH : Bisset's bamboo, David Bisset Bamboo.

Phyllostachys dulcis McClure

CHINESE : Bai ke bu ji zhu, (Cantonese: paak hok po kai, Chinese other : Pah koh poo chi)) This name needs checking.

ENGLISH : Sweetshoot bamboo, Sweet-shoot running bamboo.

Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz. -> Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie

Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) Houzeau de Lehaie. f. quadrangulata -> Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (Franceschi) Makino

Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) Houzeau de Lehaie. f. ventricosa -> Bambusa ventricosa McClure

Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz. var. heterocycla J. Houz.

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford, Phyllostachys pubescens var. heterocycla (Carrière) J. Houz., Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford, Phyllostachys mitis (Lour.) A. et C. Riv. var. heterocycla (Carr.) Makino, Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie var. biconvexa Nakai, Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie. var. heterocycla (Carrière) J. Houz. cv. 'Kikko'

CHINESE : Chi chieh chu, Lo han chu (Cantonese).

ENGLISH : Tortoise-shell bamboo, Crooked bamboo, Turtle-shell bamboo, Buddha's face bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kikkou chiku (Kikko chiku, kiku chiku), Butsumen chiku.

Photograph (close-up of growing cane) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/index/pctkikko.GIF>

Photograph of dried cane & descriptions (Engl. Jap.) at Takehei Bamboo Wholesale - Kyoto <http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/takehei/various/variouskikk.html>

Photograph of growiing plant at the Bamboo Museum of Kyoto. <http://www.isei.or.jp/Bamboo_Museum/meichiku.html>

Phyllostachys elegans McClure (not in Tanaka, not in Xie)

CHINESE : xxx Man sun (shoots, Cantonese : man chuk).

ENGLISH : Chinese elegant bamboo, Early-spring bamboo shoot (ingredient).

Phyllostachys flexuosa (Carr.) A. et C. Rivière

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa flexuosa Carr. non Munro.

ENGLISH : Supple bamboo, Chinese crooked bamboo, Chinese straight bamboo, Zig-zag bamboo.

GERMAN : Zickzackbambus.

Phyllostachys glauca McClure

CHINESE : Fen lü zhu, Jin zhu.

Phyllostachys glauca McClure f. yunzhu J.L. Lu

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys glauca McClure f. youzhu, nom. illeg., Phyllostachys glauca McClure f. yuozhu, nom. illeg.

CHINESE : xxxx Yun zhu

Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Mitford

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum., Bambusa heterocycla Carrière

CHINESE : Jiang nan zhu (chiang nan chu).

JAPANESE : Mousou chiku (Môsô chiku).

Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum. fo. pubescens (Mazel ex J. Houz.) D.C. McClint. -> Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie

Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum. var. pubescens (Mazel ex J. Houz.) Ohwi -> Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie

Phyllostachys nidularia Munro (Plants for a Future Database)

CHINESE : Hou zhu, Hua zhu, Shui zhu, So pa chuk (Cantonese).

ENGLISH : Big node bamboo, Broom bamboo.

Phyllostachys nidularia Munro cv. 'Smoothsheath' McClure (W3TROPICOS)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nidularia Munro f. glabro-vagina Wen nom. illeg., Phyllostachys nidularia Munro f. smoothsheath N.X. Ma & P.X. Chang nom. illeg.

ENGLISH : Smooth sheath big node bamboo, Smooth-sheathed broom bamboo.

Phyllostachys nidularia Munro f. farcta H.R. Zhao & A.T. Liu (Ohrnberger)

ENGLISH : Solid broom bamboo.

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. nigra Bean, Phyllostachys nigra Munro f. nigra Schelle

CHINESE : Zi zhu (tzu chu), Zi zhu gen (medicinal name), Hei zhu, Wu zhu, Mo zhu.

DUTCH : Zwarte bamboe.

ENGLISH : Black bamboo, Slender bamboo, Polevault bamboo (Philippines), Wanghee cane.

FRENCH : Bambou noir.

GERMAN : Schwarzer Bambus.

JAPANESE : Kurodake, Kuro chiku, Murasaki dake, Hon guro.

MALAY : Bambu hitam.

SPANISH : Bambú negro.

VIETNAMESE : .

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro f. boryana (Mitf.) Makino

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. henonis Stapf. f. boryana (Mitf.) Makino ex Nakai, Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. boryana (Mitf.) Nicholson, Phyllostachys boryana Mitford, Bambusa boryana hort. ex Bean

JAPANESE : Unmon chiku, Tanba hanchiku.

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro f. henonis (Mitf.) Muroi (Ohrnberger)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro var. henonis (Mitf.) Stapf. ex Rendle (Xie Zonwan), Phyllostachys henonis Mitford , Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Munro cv. 'Henon', Phyllostachys puberula (Miquel) Munro var. typica Houzeau de Lehaie, Phyllostachys puberula (Miquel) Munro , Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. puberula (Miquel) Fiori, Bambusa puberula Miquel , Bambusa henonis hort. ex Bean

CHINESE : Dan zhu (tan chu), Zhu ru (medicinal name), Bai zhu, Jin mao zhu, Mao jin zhu, Dong gua pi zhu, Gan zhu.

ENGLISH : Henon bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ha chiku, Ha chiku.

KOREAN : So on tai.

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro f. megurochiku Makino ex Tsuboi

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. henonis Stapf. f. megurochiku Makino ex Tsuboi , Phyllostachys nigra Munro cv. 'Megurochiku' .

JAPANESE : Meguro chiku.

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro f. punctata (Bean) Nakai

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra Munro f. punctata Schelle, Phyllostachys nigra Munro f. nigro-punctata (Mitford) Makino, Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. nigro-punctata (Mitford) Nicholson, Phyllostachys nigro-punctata Mitford, Bambusa nigro-punctata hort. ex Bean, Phyllostachys puberula var. punctata Makino ex Nakai, Phyllostachys punctata Lawson

ENGLISH : Blackspot bamboo, Freckled bamboo.

JAPANESE : Goma take, Ioma take, Nitaguro chiku, Shi chiku.

Phyllostachys nigra (Lodd.) Munro f. shimadake Muroi & H. Okamura

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys nigra Munro cv. 'Shimadake' .

JAPANESE : Shima dake.

Phyllostachys nuda McClure

CHINESE : Jing zhu.

ENGLISH : Nude sheath bamboo.

Phyllostachys platyglossa C.P. Wang & Z.H. Yu (W3Tropicos, not in GRIN, not in Tanaka, not in Xie)

ENGLISH : Zhejiang bamboo.

Phyllostachys praecox C.D. Chu et C.S. Chao

CHINESE : Zao zhu.

ENGLISH : Early bamboo, Running bamboo.

Phyllostachys propinqua McClure (not in Tanaka, not in Xie)

ENGLISH : Running bamboo, Edible shoot (both names too general, meaningless).

Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex H. de Lehaie *****

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex J. Houz., Phyllostachys pubescens (Carrière) Mazel ex J. Houz., Bambusa pubescens Carrière, Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum. fo. pubescens (Mazel ex J. Houz.) D.C. McClint., Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carrière) Matsum. var. pubescens (Mazel ex J. Houz.) Ohwi (W3Tropicos), Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) Houzeau de Lehaie, Bambusa edulis Carrière, Phyllostachys mitis auct., , Phyllostachys mitis (Lour.) A. et C. Riv., Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex J. Houz., Bambos moosoo Sieb., Phyllostachys heterocycla f. pubescens (J. Houz.) D. C. McClint.

CHINESE : Mao zhu (mo chu), Mao sun (spring shoots & / or medicinal name), Mao zhu, Mao zhu sun (shoots), Jiang nan zhu , Dong sun (winter shoots), Tong sun (Taiwanese), Doeng seun (Cantonese).

ENGLISH : Moso, Moso bamboo, Hairy bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou pubescent.

JAPANESE : Mousou chiku, Mousou chiku (Môsô chiku).

VIETNAMESE : , , , .

Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa reticulata Rupr. (W3Tropicos)

CHINESE : K'u chu .

ENGLISH : Hardy timber bamboo, Japanese timber bamboo, Giant timber bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ma dake.

Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch forma kashirodake (Makino ex E.G. Camus) Nakai (W3Tropicos)

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys bambusoides subvar. kashirodake Makino ex E.G. Camus

CHINESE : Ku zhu (k'u chu) .

JAPANESE : Kashiro dake.

Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch forma marliana Mitf.

JAPANESE : Shiro chiku.

Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch forma zitchiku

CHINESE : Shi xin zhu, Shih hsin chu (Taiwanese)

JAPANESE : Jit chiku (Zit chiku).

Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch var. castilloni-inversa (Houz. de Lehaie) Nakai

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys reticulata (Rupr.) K. Koch var. alternato-lutescens (Makino ex Tsuboi) Makino & Nemoto, Phyllostachys reticulata fo. subvariegata (Makino ex Tsuboi) Makino ?, Phyllostachys reticulata fo. subvariegata (Makino ex Tsuboi) Nakai ?, Phyllostachys bambusoides fo. subvariegata Makino ex Tsuboi ?

JAPANESE : Kinmei chiku.

Phyllostachys rubromarginata McClure (not in Tanaka, not in Xie)

CHINESE : Koon yam chuk (Cantonese).

ENGLISH : Red margin bamboo.

Phyllostachys viridis (R.A. Young) McClure

SYNONYM(S) : Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière var. viridis R. A. Young

CHINESE : Pang zhu, Gang zhu, Jiao pi zhu.

ENGLISH : Chinese running green bamboo, Green bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kou chiku.

Phyllostachys vivax McClure

CHINESE : Wu bu ji zhu, Feng zhu.

ENGLISH : Vivax bamboo, Vigorous bamboo, Elegant bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou élégant.

Pleioblastus hindsii (Munro) Nakai cv. 'Yasui'

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria hindsii Munro cv. 'Yasui'

ENGLISH : Yasui bamboo.

Pleioblastus simonii (Carrière) Nakai

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria simonii (Carrière) Rivière & C. Rivière, Bambusa simonii Carrière

ENGLISH : Simon bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kawa take, Me dake.

Sasa borealis (Hack.) Makino & Shibata

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa borealis Hack.

JAPANESE : Suzu take.

KOREAN : Cholit tai.

Sasa cernua Makino

JAPANESE : Okuyama zasa .

Sasa chimakisasa Koidz.

JAPANESE : Chimaki sasa.

Sasa kurilensis (Rupr.) Makino & Shibata

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria kurilensis Rupr. (W3Tropicos)

JAPANESE : Chishima zasa.

Sasa nipponica (Makino) Makino et Shibata (W3Tropicos)

JAPANESE : Miyaka zasa.

Sasa senanensis (Franch. et Sav.) Rehder (W3Tropicos)

JAPANESE : Nemagari take.

Sasa veitchii (Carrière) Rehder

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa veitchii Carrière, Sasa veitchii Makino

JAPANESE : Kuma zasa (Jap.)

Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa beecheyana Munro (W3Tropicos)

CHINESE : Da tou tian zhu (taai t'au t'im chuk), Diu si kau zuk (Cantonese), (Taiwan), Diao si qiu zhu.

ENGLISH : Beechey bamboo, Silk-ball bamboo.

VIETNAMESE : .

Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens P.F. Li

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa beecheyana var. pubescens (P.F. Li) W.C. Lin, Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana var. pubescens (P.F. Li) Keng f., Neosinocalamus beecheyanus var. pubescens (P.F. Li) Keng f. & T.H. Wen , Sinocalamus pubescens (P.F. Li) Keng f.

Sinocalamus flagellifer (Munro) T.Q. Nguyen

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus flagellifer Munro

Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble (Dransfield & Widjaja) *****

SYNONYM(S) : Thyrsostachys regia (Munro) Bennet

BURMESE : Kyaung wa, Tiyowa.

ENGLISH : Monastery bamboo, Umbrella-handle bamboo, Thai bamboo.

MALAY : Bambu jepang, Bambu siam (Indonesia).

THAI : Phai ruak.

Bamboo shoot names

BURMESE : Wah bho khmyit.

CHINESE ( Cantonese) : Doeng seun (medium size winter shoots), Mo seun (large spring shoots), Juk seun / jook sun / zuk sun (summer shoots).

CHINESE (Hakka) : Chuk sun.

CHINESE ( Mandarin) : Dong sun (medium size winter shoots), Mao sun (large spring shoots), Zhu sun (asparagus size summer shoots).

CHINESE (Taiwanese) : Tong sun.

FRENCH : Pousses de bambou.

ITALIAN : Getto di bambu, Getti di bambu.

JAPANESE : Takenoko (medium to large), Makomo (asparagus-size ?).

KHMER : Tumpeang.

MALAY : Buloh betong, Rebong, Rebung (Indonesia).

TAGALOG : Labong.

THAI : Normai.

VIETNAMESE : Mang.

 

 

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