MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Bambusa names

 

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Bambusa a..., Bambusa b...., Bambusa c..., Bambusa d..., Bambusa e...., Bambusa f..., Bambusa g..., Bambusa h..., Bambusa k...., Bambusa l..., Bambusa m..., Bambusa n..., Bambusa o..., Bambusa p..., Bambusa q...., Bambusa r..., Bambusa s..., Bambusa t..., Bambusa v..., Bambusa w....

 


Bambusa abyssinica A. Rich. (GRIN,Tewari D.N.) -> Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro (GRIN)


Bambusa affinis Munro (OHRN)

BURMESE : Thaik wa, Thishe, Wa bue (Karen).


Bambusa agrestis (Lour.) Poiret (Hô)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa agrestis Poir. (IPNI)

VIETNAMESE : , .


Bambusa alamii Stapleton

BENGALI : Mugi baans.


Bambusa albostriata (McClure) Ohrnb. (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa albolineata Chia, Bambusa textilis McClure var. albo-striata McClure, nom. illeg. (OHRN)

CHINESE : Lü li zhu (Hong Kong), Lü li zhu (Taiwan)

ENGLISH : White-variegated weavers' bamboo.

 

Photograph by R. Saporito at Tropical Bamboos.


Bambusa alphonse-karri Mitford (GRIN) -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. ' Alphonso-Karrii '


Bambusa alpina Bory (OHRN) -> Nastus borbonicus J. F. Gmelin (OHRN)


Bambusa amahussana Lindley (PROSEA)

ENGLISH : Indonesian thin-walled bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou des cordeliers d'Indonésie.

MALAY : Bambu nitu (Indonesia, Ambon).


Bambusa andamanica Kurz (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Gigantochloa andamanica (Kurz) Kurz

BURMESE : .


Bambusa angustifolia Mitford (GRIN) -> Pleioblastus chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino f. elegantissimus (Makino ex Tsuboi) Muroi & H. Okamura (OHRN)

Bambusa angustifolia (Kunth) Nees von Esenbeck (OHRN) -> Guadua angustifolia Kunth subsp. angustifolia (OHRN)


Bambusa apus Schult. & Schult. f. (GRIN) -> Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz (GRIN)


Bambusa argenteostriata Regel (GRIN) -> Sasa argenteostriata (Regel) E.G. Camus (GRIN)


Bambusa arnhemica F. Muell. (GGW)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa arnhemica von Mueller (Masman)

ENGLISH : Arnhem Land bamboo, Australian bamboo, Didgeridoo bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou australien.

 

Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa arundinacea Ait. (IPNI) -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN)

Bambusa arundinacea Ait. var. picta Moon (OHRN) -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN)

Bambusa arundinacea Humboldt & Bonpland (OHRN) -> Nastus borbonicus J. F. Gmelin (OHRN)

Bambusa arundinacea Wight ex Steud. -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN)

Bambusa arundinacea Retz. (Wang) -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN)

Bambusa arundinacea Willd. (IPNI) -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN)


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

SYNONYM(S) : Arundo bambos L. s , Bambusa arundinacea Retz. (Wang) , Bambusa arundinacea Willd. (IPNI), Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss A (GRIN), Nastus arundinaceus Smith. (Masman)

ARABIC : Khayzûrân, Qanâ.

ASSAMESE : Banha, Bnah, Kaataa, Koto, Kotoba, Kotoha.

BENGALI : Baans, Baansh , Baroowa bans (Berua bans), Behor, Behurbans, Kauutaabaans (Kautabans), Ketuasi, Ketua, Kentua, Ketwa.

BURMESE : Cha kat wa, Kya kat wa.

CHINESE : Yin du ce zhu, Ci zhuang ce zhu, Ci zhu (Taiwan).

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

FRENCH : Bambou roseau.

GUJARATI : Toncor, Wans.

HINDI : Kantabaans (Kantabans), Katang, Malabans (Malbans), Mangarabans (Magarbans).

KHMER : Rüssèi khléi, Rüssèi préi.

LAOTIAN : Phaix pa:x.

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

MALAYALAM : Illi.

MARATHI : Baambii, Kallak.

NEPALESE : Bhaalu baans (Bhalu bans), Kanta baans (Kanta bans), Tanu baans (Tanu bans), Taamaa baans (Tama bans).

PERSIAN : Tabashir (Tabasheer).

PUNJABI : Magarbans , Magar bans, Magae.

PORTUGUESE : Bambu da India (Brazil).

RUSSIAN : .

SINHALESE : Katu una.

SPANISH : Bambú.

TAMIL : Mullumangila, Mulmunkil, Mungil.

TELUGU : Mulkas veduru, Mullu veduru.

THAI : Phai pa (Pai paa, Phai pah), Phai nam.

TURKISH : Hazüran, Hezaren, Hind kam1sh1.

URDU : Thabashir.

VIETNAMESE : -, , .

 

Photograph by Hans Erken at Earthcare Enterprises.

Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.

 

Taxonomists have chosen " Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss" to describe this species but just about everybody else prefers " Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.". I like to use the epithet "arundinacea" because it describes the main common (although not ever present) feature of this bamboo, whilst "bambos" does not convey the same idea.


Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. var. gigantea Bahadur

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss var. gigantea Bennet & Gaur

ENGLISH : Giant reed-bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou roseau géant.


Bambusa aspera Schult. & Schult. f. (GRIN) -> Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult. f.) Backer ex K. Heyne (GRIN)


Bambusa atra Lindley (PROSEA)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus latifolius Laut. & K. Schum., Bambusa lineata Munro, Bambusa rumphiana Kurz

ENGLISH : New Guinea thin-walled bamboo, Bogor thin-walled bamboo.

MALAY : Buluh luleba, Loleba (Indonesia), Nena (Indonesia), Loleba putih (green-culmed form), Loleba hitam (purplish-culmed form).

VIETNAMESE : (as B. lineata).


Bambusa atrovirens T. H. Wen

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa atrovirens (Wen) Keng f. ex W. T. Lin, Dendrocalamopsis atrovirens (Wen) Keng f. ex W. T. Lin

 


Bambusa aureostriata Regel (GRIN) -> Sasa aureostriata (Regel) E.G. Camus (GRIN)


Bambusa auriculata Kurz (EBS,IPNI) -> Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J. C. Wendl. (EBS,IPNI)


Bambusa aurinuda McClure. (Hô, W3Tropicos)

VIETNAMESE : , .


Bambusa baccifera Roxb. (GRIN) -> Melocanna baccifera (Roxb.) Kurz (GRIN)


Bambusa balcooa Roxb. (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundarbor balcooa (Roxb.) Kuntze, Dendrocalamus balcooa (Roxb.) Voigt (W3 Tropicos)

ASSAMESE : Baluka.

BENGALI : Baalki (Balky), Bhaalki baans (Bhalki bans), Balku bans (Bangladesh), Borak bans (?), Boro bans (?)

ENGLISH : Female bamboo, Giant bamboo.

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

NEPALESE : Dhanu baans (Dhanu bans), Pan (Newar dialect).

PORTUGUESE : Bambu da India.

SPANISH : Bambú gigante.

VIETNAMESE : .

 

Photograph by Hans Erken at Earthcare Enterprises.

Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss (GRIN) -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. (GRIN)


Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss var. gigantea Bennet & Gaur -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd. var. gigantea Bahadur


Bambusa basihirsuta McClure (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa prasina Wen (OHRN) , Dendrocalamopsis basihirsuta (McClure) Keng f. & W. T. Lin, Dendrocalamopsis prasina (Wen) P.C. Keng (OHRN), Sinocalamus basihirsutus (McClure) W. T. Lin (OHRN)

CHINESE : Ku lü zhu, Ku lü zhu (Hong Kong), You lü zhu.

ENGLISH : Pin bamboo.


Bambusa beecheyana Munro (GRIN, Wang)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana (Munro) P. C. Keng, Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure (GRIN, Wang)

CHINESE : Diao si qiu zhu, Diao si qiu zhu, Diao si qiu zhu, Diao si qiu zhu

ENGLISH : Beechey bamboo, Silk-ball bamboo, South-China sinocalamus.


Bambusa beecheyana Munro var. pubescens (P.F. Li) Lin (Xie)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana (Munro) P. C. Keng var. pubescens (P. F. Li) Keng f., Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens P. F. Li (Wang,Xie) , Sinocalamus beecheyanus (Munro) McClure var. pubescens P. F. Lei (GRIN) , Sinocalamus pubescens (P. F. Li) Lin

CHINESE : Da tou dian zhu, Da tou tian zhu, Diao si qiu zhu, Diao si qiu zhu, Tian zhu, Zhu bian (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Hairy sinocalamus, Sweet sinocalamus.


Bambusa blumeana Hook. & Arn. (IPNI) -> Bambusa tuldoides Munro


Bambusa blumeana J. H. Schultes (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa blumeana Schult. & Schult. f. (GRIN), Bambusa blumeana J.A. & J.H. Schultes., Bambusa spinosa auct. non Hamilt., Bambusa blumeana Bl. ex Schult. f., Bambusa spinosa Roxb. (GRIN) , Bambusa spinosa Blume ex Nees , Bambus arundo Blanco, Bambusa pungens Blanco, Ischurochloa spinosa (Roxb.) Buse (Wang)

CHINESE : Ci zhu (Taiwan, as B. stenostachya), Ci ce zhu (as B. spinosa), Yu zhu.

ENGLISH : Giant thorny bamboo, Spiny bamboo, Thorny bamboo, Spring bamboo (Hong Kong).

FRENCH : Bambou épineux (as B. spinosa).

JAPANESE : Shi chiku.

KHMER : Rüssèi roliëk.

LAOTIAN : Phaix ba:nz.

MALAY : Buloh duri, Buloh sikai, Bambu duri (Indonesia), Pring gesing (Java).

PORTUGUESE : Bambu-espinoso (as B. spinosa).

SPANISH : Cana espina (as B. spinosa).

SUNDANESE : Haur cucuk.

TAGALOG : Kawayan tinik, Kawayan siitan, Kawayan totoo.

THAI : Mai si suk, Phai si suk (Pai seesuk, Pai see sook).

VIETNAMESE : , -.

VISAYAN : Batakan, Botong, Kawayan gid, Kawayan.

 


Bambusa blumeana J. H. Schultes 'Wei-fang Lin'

CHINESE : Lin shi ci zhu (Taiwan).


Bambusa brandisii Munro (GRIN) -> Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz. (GRIN)


Bambusa breviflora Munro (Bykov,OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa angulata Munro, Chimonobambusa angulata (Munro) Nakai, Tetragonocalamus angulatus (Munro) Nakai

RUSSIAN : .


Bambusa burmanica Gamble (Tewari D.N.)

ASSAMESE : Thaikawa.

BURMESE : Ne wa, , Thaik wa, Thaik wa gyi, Wa keur (Karen), Wa ther (Karen).

ENGLISH : Burmese weavers' bamboo.

MALAY : Buloh aoh bukit.

THAI : Phai bong naam, Phai bongnan, Mai bongnan.

 

Photographs, in gallery by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa capensis Rupr.

FRENCH : Bambou du Cap.


Bambusa capitata Trinius (OHRN) -> Guadua capitata (Trinius) Munro (OHRN)

Bambusa capitata Willdenow ex Ruprecht (OHRN) -> Ochlandra capitata (Kunth) Camus (OHRN)

Bambusa capitata (Kunth) Willdenow (OHRN) -> Ochlandra capitata (Kunth) Camus (OHRN)

Bambusa capitata Wallich & Griffith (OHRN) -> Cephalostachyum capitatum (Wall. & Griff.) Munro (Bykov,GRIN)


Bambusa cerosissima McClure (Wang)

SYNONYM(S) : Lingnania cerosissima (McClure) McClure (Wang)

CHINESE : Dan zhu (could be chanzhu or shanzhu).

ENGLISH : Waxy lingnania.

RUSSIAN : Lingnaniya voskovaya.


Bambusa chino Franch. & Sav. (GRIN) -> Arundinaria chino (Franch. & Sav.) Makino (GRIN) ->


Bambusa chungii McClure (GRIN, Wang)

SYNONYM(S) : Lingnania chungii (McClure) McClure (GRIN, Wang)

CHINESE : Fen dan zhu, Fen dan zhu, Fen dan zhu (medicinal name), Dan zhu, Bai fen dan zhu, Gao jie dan zhu, Hei jie dan zhu.

ENGLISH : Blue bamboo, White powdery bamboo.

RUSSIAN : Lingnaniya Chzhuna.

 

Photographs by R. Saporito & R. Waldron at Tropical Bamboos.

 


Bambusa copelandii Gamble ex Brandis (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa copelandi Gamble (Tewari) , Bambusa copelandi Greene (IPNI) , Bambusa copelandi , Sinocalamus copelandi (Gamble ex Brandis) Raizada (IPNI), Thyrsostachys copelandi Gamble, ined.

CHINESE : Wa gya. Chinese or Thai ?


Bambusa cornigera McClure (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa xxx xxx

CHINESE : Niu jiao zhu.

ENGLISH : Ox-horn bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou corne de boeuf.


Bambusa dissimulator McClure (GRIN,HKH, W3Tropicos)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa dissemulator McClure (Wang)

CHINESE : Ni ci zhu, Ni zhu, Chang zhi zi zhu, Chang zhi zi zhu (Hong Kong), Cheung ji ji juk (Hong Kong), Gok ji juk (Cantonese), Jue zi zhu, Che tong zhu, Ci zhu, Ni zhu.

ENGLISH : Muddy bamboo.

VIETNAMESE : .

 

Photograph by R. Saporito at Tropical Bamboos.

 


Bambusa distegia Munro (Bykov,OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Lingnania distegia (Keng & P. C. Keng) P. C. Keng (OHRN), Sinocalamus distegius Keng & P. C. Keng (OHRN)

ENGLISH : Upright bamboo.

RUSSIAN : .


Bambusa disticha Mitford (GRIN) -> Arundinaria pygmaea (Miq.) Mitford var. disticha (Mitford) C. S. Chao & Renvoize (GRIN) -> Pleioblastus pygmaeus var. distichus (Mitford) Nakai (GRIN)


Bambusa dolichoclada Hayata (GRIN,HKH,Wang,W3Tropicos)

SYNONYM(S) : Leleba dolichoclada (Hayata) Odash. (HKH, Wang, W3Tropicos)

CHINESE : Chang zhi zhu (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Blowpipe bamboo, Long-branched bamboo.


Bambusa dolichoclada Hayata 'Stripe'

CHINESE : Tiao wen chang zhi zhu (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Striped blowpipe bamboo.

 

Photograph by R. Saporito at Tropical Bamboos.

Photograph and description at Endangered Species.


Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Leleba dolichomerithalla (Hayata) Nakai (GRIN)

CHINESE : Huo guang zhu (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Blowpipe bamboo.

 

Photographs, in gallery by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata 'Green Stripe'

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa dolichomerithalla Hayata 'Green-Striped-Stem'

CHINESE : Jin si huo guang zhu (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Striped blowpipe bamboo.

MALAY : Buloh bersumpitan.

 

Photographs by R. Rogers at Tropical Bamboos.


Bambusa dumetorum Hance ex Walp. (GRIN) -> Schizostachyum dumetorum (Hance) Munro (GRIN)


Bambusa duriuscula W. T. Lin

CHINESE : Li an gao zhu, Peng lai huang zhu, Peng lai huang zhu, Shi zhu.

ENGLISH : Laiamko bamboo.

JAPANESE : Seki chiku. This is normally the name for pinks (Dianthus), May be a translation from one of the Chinese names which did not work as expected.


Bambusa edulis Carrière (GRIN) -> Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz. (GRIN) -> Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carriere) Mitford f. pubescens (J. Houz.) D. C. McClint.


Bambusa emeiensis Chia & H.L. Fung (OHRN) -> Bambusa omeiensis Chia & H.L. Fung (Wang,Xie)


Bambusa eutuldoides McClure (OHRN)

CHINESE : Da yan zhu.

ENGLISH : Dai ngan bamboo (Hong Kong), Large eye bamboo, Large-eyed bamboo, Ox-eyed bamboo (Aust.).


Bambusa eutuldoides McClure 'Viridi-vittata'

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa textilis McClure 'Vittata' nom. illeg.

ENGLISH : Green-striped golden culm bamboo.

 

Photograph by R. Saporito at Tropical Bamboo Nursery, USA.


Bambusa fastuosa Lat.-Marl. ex Mitford (GRIN) -> Semiarundinaria fastuosa (Lat.-Marl. ex Mitford) Makino ex Nakai (GRIN)


Bambusa fecunda McClure

CHINESE : Ying tou huang zhu, Ying tou huang zhu (Taiwan), Ngaang tan wang chu.


Bambusa fimbriligulata McClure -> Bambusa remotiflora (Kuntze) Chia & H.L. Fung (Wang)


Bambusa flexuosa Munro (GRIN,OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa flexuosa Schultes

ENGLISH : Lesser thorny bamboo.

VIETNAMESE : , .


Bambusa floribunda Zoll. ex Steud. (Wang)

SYNONYM(S) : Leleba floribunda (Zoll.) Rumph. ex Teijsm. & Binnen. (Wang)

CHINESE : Duo hua le zhu.

ENGLISH : Heavy-flowering bamboo, Prolific bamboo.


Bambusa forbesii (Ridl.) Holttum (PROSEA,W3TROPICOS)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus forbesii Ridl. (W3TROPICOS), Arundinaria cobonii Bailey (W3TROPICOS), Gigantochloa novoguineensis Rendle (W3TROPICOS)

ENGLISH : Iron range bamboo.

MALAY : Sasa (Indonesia), Akoya (?).


Bambusa fortunei Van Houtte -> Pleioblastus variegatus (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino


Bambusa fortunei Van Houtte f. variegata hort. ex Schelle -> Pleioblastus variegatus (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino 'Fortunei'


Bambusa fortunei Van Houtte var. variegata hort. ex Houzeau de Lehaie -> Pleioblastus variegatus (Siebold ex Miq.) Makino 'Fortunei'


Bambusa gibba McClure (GRIN,OHRN)

CHINESE : Ni zhu.

ENGLISH : Nai bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou épineux du Tonkin.

VIETNAMESE : .


Bambusa gibboides W. T. Lin (OHRN)

ENGLISH : Tender shoot bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou comestible de Hong Kong, Bambou de Hong Kong à rejets tendres.


Bambusa gigantea Wall. -> Dendrocalamus giganteus Wallich ex Munro (PROSEA)


Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Holttum (GRIN) -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (GRIN)


Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. var. lutea (T.H. Wen) Wen (W3TROPICOS) -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. lutea T.H. Wen (W3TROPICOS)


Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Holttum var. riviereorum (Maire) L. C. Chia & H. L. Fung (GRIN) -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. var. riviereorum Maire


Bambusa glaucifolia Rupr. (GRIN) -> Schizostachyum glaucifolium (Rupr.) Munro (GRIN)


Bambusa glaucophylla Widjaja

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa variegata hort., non Miq.

MALAY : Bambu putih (Indonesia).

 


Bambusa grandis (Q. H. Dai & X. L. Tao ex P. C. Keng) Ohrnb. (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamopsis daii P. C. Keng, Dendrocalamopsis grandis Q. H. Dai & X. L. Tao ex P.C. Keng

 


Bambusa griffithiana Munro (Tewari D.N.)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus griffithianus (Munro) Kurz.

BURMESE : Wa myin, Wa ra (Kachin).


Bambusa guadua Bonpl. (GRIN) -> Guadua angustifolia Kunth (GRIN)


Bambusa helferi Munro (IPNI) -> Teinostachyum helferi Gamble (IPNI)


Bambusa heterocycla Carrière (GRIN) -> Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex J. Houz. var. heterocycla (Carrière) J. Houz.


Bambusa heterostachya (Munro) Holttum (OHRN,PROSEA)

SYNONYM(S) : Gigantochloa heterostachya Munro, Gigantochloa latispiculata Gamble, Bambusa latispiculata (Gamble) Holttum

ENGLISH : Malay dwarf bamboo.

MALAY : Buloh galah, Buloh pengait, Buloh pengahit, Buloh pering, Buloh telang.

 


Bambusa heterostachya (Munro) Holttum 'Variegata'

ENGLISH : Variegated Malay dwarf bamboo.

 

Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa hookeri Rivière & C. Rivière (GRIN) -> Dendrocalamus hookeri Munro (GRIN)


Bambusa horsfieldii Munro (IPNI)

MALAY : Bambu embong (Java, Indonesia).


Bambusa humilis Reichenbach ex Rupr. (W3TROPICOS) -> Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J. C. Wendl.


Bambusa humilis Reichenbach ex Steudel (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Melocanna humilis Roepert ex Trinius (OHRN)

ENGLISH : Malayan dwarf bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou nain de Malaisie.

 

This bamboo should not be confused with Melocanna humilis Kurz., the Burmese dwarf bamboo.


Bambusa intermedia C. J. Hsueh & T. P. Yi (IPNI)

SYNONYM(S) : Lingnania intermedia (J. R. Xue & T. P. Yi) T.P.Yi (IPNI) , Bambusa intermedia J. R. Xue & T. P. Yi (IPNI)

Awaiting feedback.


Bambusa kingiana Gamble (OHRN)

BURMESE : Thaik wa bo.


Bambusa kyathaungtu Brandis ex Camus (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa kyathaungtu E. G. Camus

BURMESE : Kyathaungtu thaiktu.


Bambusa kumasaca Zoll. ex Steud. (GRIN) -> Shibataea kumasasa (Zoll. ex Steud.) Makino (GRIN)


Bambusa lako hort. -> Gigantochloa atroviolacea Widjaja ' Timor Black'


Bambusa lapidea McClure (GRIN,OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa miyiensis T.P. Yi (W3TROPICOS)

CHINESE : You ci zhu (Hong Kong).

ENGLISH : Horsehoof bamboo, Stone bamboo.

JAPANESE : Seki chiku. This is normally the name for pinks (Dianthus), May be a translation from the English name which did not work as expected.


Bambusa latiflora (Balansa) T.Q. Nguyen (W3TROPICOS) -> Bambusa nguyenii Ohrnb. (OHRN)

Bambusa latiflora (Munro) Kurz (OHRN) -> Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro (OHRN)


Bambusa laxa K. M. Wong (OHRN)

FRENCH : Bambusa de Malaisie.

MALAY : Buloh tilan payong.


Bambusa levis Blanco (GRIN) -> Gigantochloa levis (Blanco) Merr. (GRIN)


Bambusa lima Blanco (GRIN) -> Schizostachyum lima (Blanco) Merr. (GRIN)


Bambusa lineata Munro -> Bambusa atra Lindley


Bambusa longifolia (E. Fourn.) McClure (GRIN) -> Guadua longifolia (E. Fourn.) R. W. Pohl (GRIN)


Bambusa longispatha Kurz (GRIN) -> Dendrocalamus longispathus (Kurz) Kurz (GRIN)


Bambusa longispiculata Gamble ex Brandis (GRIN,OHRN,Tewari D.N.)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa tulda Roxb. var. longispiculata (Gamble) Bois & Grignan (GRIN)

BENGALESE : Mitenga.

BURMESE : Tabin daing wa, Thaik wa.

ENGLISH : Mahal bamboo (Aust.).

 

Photographs, in gallery by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa maclellandii Munro (IPNI) -> Melocalamus maclellandii (Munro) H.B. Naithani (IPNI)


Bambusa macroculmis A. & C. Rivière -> Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult. f.) Backer ex K. Heyne


Bambusa madagascariensis Hort.

FRENCH : Bambou de Madagascar.


Bambusa malingensis McClure

CHINESE : Ma ling zhu (Hong Kong, Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Maling bamboo.

 

Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa marginata Munro (OHRN)

BURMESE : Wa thabut, Wa me (Karen).

FRENCH : Bambou grimpant de Birmanie.


Bambusa marmorea Mitford (GRIN) -> Chimonobambusa marmorea (Mitford) Makino (GRIN)


Bambusa mastersii Munro (Tewari D.N.)

ASSAMESE : Beti bans.


Bambusa maxima Buch. - Ham. -> Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. ex Munro (Masman)


Bambusa membranacea (Munro) C.M.A. Stapleton & N.H. Xia (IPNI)

SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro (OHRN)

BURMESE : Myin byu, Myin wa (as Dendrocalamus membranaceus), Myin wa gyi (as Dendrocalamus membranaceus), (as Dendrocalamus membranaceus), Wa mu (Karen), Wa pyu, Wa ya.

CHINESE : Huang zhu ? Pai saang ?

ENGLISH : Waya bamboo, White bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou waya de Birmanie.

LAOTIAN : S'a:ng, Hôk hnhaix.

THAI : Mai nuan, Mai sang, Phai nuan, Phai sang doi, Phai sangnuan.

VIETNAMESE : .

MISCELLANEOUS : Mai lai law (Shan).

 

Photograph by Hans Erken at Earthcare Entreprises (not sure which form it is).


Bambusa monogyna Blanco, non Griff.

BURMESE : Awaiting feedback.


Bambusa monogynia Griff., non Blanco -> Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. ex Munro (Masman)


Bambusa moreheadiana F. M. Bailey

FRENCH : Bambou grimpant d'Australie.


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (GRIN)

SYNONYM(S) : Arundinaria glaucescens (Willd.) P. Beauv., Arundo multiplex Lour., Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr., Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Holttum., Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Munro, Bambusa nana Roxb., Leleba multiplex (Lour.) Nakai (Wang), Ludolfia glaucescens Willd., Ludolphia glaucescens Willd.

BURMESE : Pa lau pinan wa.

CHINESE : Feng huang zhu, Feng huang zhu, Feng wei zhu, Feng wei zhu, Peng lai zhu, Xiao shun zhu, Xiao shun zhu, Yue yue zhu.

ENGLISH : Hedge bamboo, Chinese bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou brise-vent de Chine.

JAPANESE : Hobi chiku, Hourai chiku, Hourai chiku (Horai chiku).

KANNADA : Hebbidhuru.

KOREAN : Bong rae jook.

MALAY : Buloh pagar, Buloh cina (Buloh china), Bambu cina (Indonesia), Bambu pagar (Indonesia).

SANSKRIT : Keu fa.

TAGALOG : Kawayan sa sonsong.

TAMIL : Munga.

TELUGU : Venduru.

THAI : Mai liang, Mai phai liang.

VIETNAMESE : , (no dot under Cây).

 

Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Albostriata' (OHRN)

JAPANESE : Mikisuji houou chiku, Mikisuji houou chiku.


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Albovariegata' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa floribunda Buse f. albovariegata (Makino) Nakai

ENGLISH : Silver-striped fernleaf hedge bamboo, Silverstripe fernleaf hedge bamboo.

JAPANESE : Fuiri houou chiku, Fuiri houou chiku.

 


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Alphonse Karr' -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. ' Alphonso-Karrii '


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Alphonso-Karrii' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa alphonse-karri Mitford (GRIN) , Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & J. H. Schult. 'Alphonso-Karrii' (OHRN) , Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. cv. 'Ernie Banks', Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. fo. alphonso-karri (Satow) Nakai, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. multiplex f. alphonso-karri (Satow) Nakai (PROSEA)

CHINESE : Hua feng wei zhu, Hua feng wei zhu, Hua zhu, Su fang zhu, Su fang zhu (Taiwan), Xian zhu.

ENGLISH : Alphonse Karr bamboo, Alphonse Karr hedge bamboo, Tiger cub bamboo.

JAPANESE : Suhou chiku, Suhou chiku, Suou chiku, Suo chiku, Suho chiku, Suhow chiku (incorrect romanisations).

 

Photograph of stems at Monterey Bay Nursery

Photograph of leaves at Monterey Bay Nursery


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Fernleaf' -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Floribunda'


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Floribunda' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa floribunda (Büse) Zoll. & Maur. ex Steud., Ischurochloa floribunda Büse, Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. cv. 'Fernleaf' (R.A. Young) L.C. Chia & But, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. cv. 'Fernleaf' R.A. Young, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & J.H. Schult. 'Floribunda' (OHRN), Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch.var. fernleaf R.A. Young, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. elegans (Koidz.) Muroi ex Sugimoto, Bambusa nana Roxb. var. gracillima Makino ex E.G. Camus, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. gracillima (Makino ex E.G. Camus) Sad. Suzuki, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Fernleaf', Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex. J.A. & J.H. Schultes 'Wang Tsai' (PROSEA) , Leleba elegans Koidz., Leleba floribunda (Büse) Nakai,

BURMESE : Pa lau pinan wa.

CHINESE : Feng wei zhu (pref. name), Feng wei zhu (Taiwan), Guan yin zhu, Guan yin zhu (trad. charact.), Feng huang zhu.

ENGLISH : Fernleaf hedge bamboo, Oriental hedge bamboo, Chinese dwarf bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou brise-vent à feuille de fougère.

JAPANESE : Houou chiku, Houou chiku (Hoo chiku).

MALAY : Buloh pagar, Buloh cina, Buluh pagar (Indonesia), Bambu cina (Indonesia), Aor selat (West Kalimantan).

RUSSIAN : .

TAGALOG : Kawayan tsina.

THAI : Phai liang.

VIETNAMESE : , .

VISAYAN : Kawayan sa sonsong.

 

Photograph of leaves at Monterey Bay Nursery

Photograph (whole plant) at Kyoto Rakusai Bamboo Park, and description in English by Masatoshi WATANABE

 


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Ginmei'

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara (OHRN), Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & J.H. Schult. f. gimmei Muroi & Kasahara ex Muroi (OHRN)

JAPANESE : Ginmei hourai chiku, Ginmei hourai chiku.

 


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Golden Goddess' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro ex Merr. cv. 'Golden Goddess', Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. var. lutea (T.H. Wen) Wen (W3TROPICOS), Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & J.H. Schult. var. lutea Wen, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. lutea T.H. Wen (W3TROPICOS)

ENGLISH : Golden Goddess bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou Déesse d'Or.

 

Photograph of culms at Monterey Bay Nursery


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Kinmei-Suhou' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Kimmei Suow' , Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. f. kimmei-suhou Muroi & Kasahara (OHRN), Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & J.H. Schult. f. kimmei-suhou Muroi & Kasahara ex Muroi (OHRN)

ENGLLISH : Green-striped yellow-culmed hedge bamboo.

JAPANESE : Kinmei suhou chiku, Kinmei suhou chiku, Kinmei suou chiku (as 'Kimmei-Suow') .


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Ohkomachi' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro ex Merr. f. ohkomachi Muroi & Maruyama ex Muroi & H. Okamura

ENGLISH : Large-leaved hedge bamboo.

JAPANESE : Ooba komachi dake.


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Riviereorum' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Merr. var. riviereorum (Maire) Hatusima, Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Holttum var. riviereorum (Maire) L. C. Chia & H. L. Fung (GRIN) , Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. var. riviereorum (R. Maire) Chia & Fung (PROSEA)

CHINESE : Guan yin zhu, Guan yin zhu (Hong Kong), Koon yam chuk (Hakka).

ENGLISH : Chinese Goddess bamboo, Riviere hedge bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou Déesse de Chine.


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Shyokomachi' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro ex Merr. f. shyokomachi Muroi & Maruyama ex Muroi & H. Okamura

JAPANESE : Shou komachi dake, Shou komachi dake


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Solida' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro ex Merr. f. solida (Muroi & I. Maruyama) Muroi & Sugimoto, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & J. H. Schult. f. solida Muroi & I. Maruyama

JAPANESE : Komachi dake, Komachi dake.


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Silverstripe' -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Variegata'


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Variegata' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro ex Merr. 'Variegata', Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Munro ex Merr. f. variegata (Camus) Muroi & Sugimoto, Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Silverstripe'

CHINESE : Yin si zhu, Yin si zhu (Hong Kong).

ENGLISH : Silver-striped hedge bamboo, Silverstripe hedge bamboo, Variegated hedge bamboo.

FRENCH : Bambou brise-vent à feuille panachée.

JAPANESE : Houshou chiku, Houshou chiku, Hou shiyou chiku (incorrect romanisation), Taiho chiku.

 

Photograph of leaves at Monterey Bay Nursery


Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Viridistriata' (OHRN)

SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Stripestem', Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f. 'Stripestem Fernleaf'

CHINESE : Tiao wen feng wei zhu (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Stripestem fernleaf hedge bamboo, Stripe-culmed fern-leaved hedge bamboo.

JAPANESE : Beni houou chiku,