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Bamboo names and synonymsCompiled by Wim Masman (c). Borculoseweg 2, 7261 BJ Ruurlo, Netherlands E-mail: wim-masman@pi.net
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| Common Name | Scientific / Botanical Name |
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| Arrow Bamboo | Pseudosasa japonica |
| Beechey Bamboo | Bambusa beecheyana |
| Black Bamboo | Phyllostachys nigra |
| Buddha's Belly | Bambusa tuldoides 'Ventricosa ' |
| Canebrake | Arundinaria gigantea |
| Chinese Goddess | Bambusa multiplex riviereorum |
| Chinese Thorny Bamboo | Bambusa sinospinosa |
| Common Bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris |
| Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo | Pleioblastus distichus |
| Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo | Pleioblastus fortunei |
| Fernleaf Bamboo | Bambusa multiplex 'Fernleaf ' |
| Fountain Bamboo | Fargesia nitida |
| Giant Thorny Bamboo | Bambusa bambos |
| Giant Timber Bamboo | Bambusa oldhamii |
| Green Mountain Bamboo | Yushania alpina |
| Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea |
| Golden Golden Bamboo | Phyllostachys aurea holochrysa |
| Heavenly Bamboo | is a Nandina, not a bamboo at all. |
| Hedge Bamboo | Bambusa multiplex |
| Himalayan Blue Bamboo |
(old name) Drepanostachyum falcatum or (new name) Himalayacalamus hookerianus |
| Horsehoof Bamboo | Bambusa lapidea |
| Iron Range Bamboo | Bambusa forbesii |
| Japanese Timber Bamboo | Phyllostachys bambusoides |
| Lucky Bamboo | is also not a bamboo; it is a Dracaena. |
| Male Bamboo | Dendrocalamus strictus |
| Marbled Bamboo | Chimonobambusa marmorea |
| Mexican Weeping Bamboo | Otatea acuminata aztecorum |
| Monastery Bamboo | Thyrsostachys siamensis |
| Narihira Bamboo | Semiarundinaria fastuosa |
| Oldham's Bamboo | Bambusa oldhamii |
| Painted Bamboo | Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' |
| Punting Pole Bamboo | Bambusa tuldoides |
| River Cane | Arundinaria gigantea |
| Square Bamboo | Chimonobambusa quadrangularis |
| Stone Bamboo | Phyllostachys angusta |
| Sweetshoot Bamboo | Phyllostachys dulcis |
| Switch Cane | Arundinaria gigantea tecta |
| Timor Black Bamboo | Bambusa lako |
| Tonkin Cane | Pseudosasa amabilis |
| Tortoise Shell Bamboo | Phyllostachys heterocycla |
| Tea Stick Bamboo | Pseudosasa amabilis |
| Tropical Black Bamboo | Gigantochloa atroviolacea |
| Umbrella Bamboo | Fargesia murieliae |
| Water Bamboo | Phyllostachys heteroclada |
| Weaver's Bamboo | Bambusa textilis |
| Wine Bamboo | Oxytenanthera braunii |
| Yellow Groove Bamboo | Phyllostachys aureosulcata |
Japanese names frequently used
| Japanese Name | Scientific / Botanical Name |
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| Hachiku | Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' |
| Hoteichiku | Phyllostachys aurea |
| Kikkochiku | Phyllostachys heterocycla |
| Kumazasa | Sasa veitchii |
| Kurochiku | Phyllostachys nigra |
| Madake | Phyllostachys bambusoides |
| Medake | Pleioblastus simonii |
| Moso (Mao zhu) | Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens |
| Okame-zasa | Shibataea kumasaca |
| Yadake | Pseudosasa japonica |
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