Bambusa balcooa
Also known as: Arundarbor balcooa (Roxb.) Kuntze +2 more
- Arundarbor balcooa (Roxb.) Kuntze
- Bambusa capensis Rupr.
- Dendrocalamus balcooa Voigt
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Bambusa balcooa is a bamboo within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bamboo
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cape Provinces, Gulf of Guinea Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Trinidad-Tobago