Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Giant Bamboo, Ma Bamboo
Other regional names: Sweet Giant Bamboo +1 more
- Sweet Giant Bamboo
- Taiwan Giant Bamboo
Also known as: Dendrocalamus latiflorus subsp. latiflorus +5 more
- Dendrocalamus latiflorus subsp. latiflorus
- Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. lagenarius W.C.Lin
- Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. lagenarius W.T.Lin
- Dendrocalamus latiflorus var. magnus (T.H.Wen) T.H.Wen
- Sinocalamus latiflorus (Munro) McClure
- Sinocalamus latiflorus var. magnus T.H.Wen
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bamboo.
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Dendrocalamus latiflorus (commonly known as Giant bamboo or Ma Bamboo) is a bamboo belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bamboo
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam
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)
Brazil Southeast, Cuba, Jawa, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto