Bambusa vulgaris
Bamboo, Common Bamboo
Also known as: Arundarbor blancoi (Steud.) Kuntze +16 more
- Arundarbor blancoi (Steud.) Kuntze
- Arundarbor fera (Oken) Kuntze
- Arundarbor mitis (Lour.) Kuntze
- Arundarbor monogyna (Blanco) Kuntze
- Arundarbor striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kuntze
- Arundo fera Oken
- Arundo mitis Lour.
- Bambos mitis (Lour.) Poir.
- Bambusa arundinacea W.T.Aiton
- Bambusa auriculata Kurz
- Bambusa blancoi Steud.
- Bambusa fera (Oken) Miq.
- Bambusa humilis Rchb. ex Rupr.
- Bambusa madagascariensis Rivière & C.Rivière
- Bambusa mitis Blanco
- Bambusa monogyna Blanco
- Bambusa nguyenii Ohrnb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Bambusa vulgaris (commonly known as Bamboo or Common bamboo) is a bamboo belonging to the Poaceae family. 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-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Aldabra, Andaman Is., Ascension, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Carolina, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zaïre