Bamboo plants for collector, Rare bamboo.

Ampelocalamus scandens — Clambering bamboo, from southern China.


Bambusa arnhemica — Tall bamboo, native to tropical Australia.


Bambusa bambos, Bambusa arundinacea — ไผ่ป่า (phai pa) — Tall thorny bamboo, 20 m and taller, widespread in South-East Asia. Best for ecological planting and soil stabilization on slopes and moist sites, for tall visual screen, windbreak, or impenetrable barrier along boundaries. Culms for construction, shoots edible.


Bambusa beecheyana, Dendrocalamopsis beecheyana — 吊丝球竹 (diào sī qiú zhú) — ไผ่บีเชย์ (phai biche) — This is true Bambusa beecheyana, which has no thorns. Plant introduced from China in 2012.

Bambusa blumeana — 簕竹 (lè zhú) — ไผ่สรีสุก (phai si suk) — Blume's Giant Thorny Bamboo — A thorny giant bamboo, height 18 m, diameter 15 cm; dense clumper; culms erect, bending, branching throughout; widely planted in lowland Southeast Asia including Thailand. An old clump forms an impenetrable thicket, making harvest difficult. Easy growing, moisture-retentive soil, full sun. Planted for shoot and culm production. Shoots delicious, culms used for many construction purposes. Plants for windbreak and barrier along boundaries.


Bambusa blumeana 'Si Khong Phrasong' — ไผ่สรีสุก สีของพระสงฆ์ (phai si suk si khong phrasong) — Culms bright yellowish-orange when young, dull yellowish when old.


Bambusa boniopsis — A low bamboo from China, similar to B. multiplex, useful for hedges and screening.


Bambusa farinacea — From the Malay Peninsula.


Bambusa fecunda — From Taiwan.


Bambusa lapidea — 油簕竹 (yóu lè zhú) — Height 7-17 m, diameter 4-7 cm, culms erect, bending above. From southern China. Part shade and full sun, on moisture-retentive soil. Frost resistance to -2 °C was recorded. Culms for construction, scaffolding, agricultural implements, lodges and booths.


Bambusa malingensis — Sea Breeze Bamboo — From China.


Bambusa oliveriana — Native to Myanmar and Thailand.


Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamus daii No. 3 — An intergeneric hybrid from China.


Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamus latiflorus No. 7 — An intergeneric hybrid from China.

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Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamus latiflorus × Bambusa textilis No. 1 — An intergeneric hybrid from China.








Bambusa sp. — ไผ่เปร็ง (phai preng), ไผ่คันร่ม (phai kan rom) — [043] [043-1] — From Thailand, short internodes.



Bambusa sp. — ไผ่พรมรอก (phai phrom rok) — [392] — A wild species of Bambusa from southern Thailand. Open clumper, forming a widespread grove over the years, about 9 m tall.


Bambusa sp. — [470] — An unidentified species of Bambusa from Singapore/Malaysia, very vigorous.


Bambusa sp. — [471] — An unidentified species of Bambusa from Singapore/Malaysia, very vigorous.

Dendrocalamus brandisii (?) — [461] — Height 20 m or taller, internodes with white velvety when young, of unknown origin, introduced from the USA in 2010.

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Dendrocalamus copelandii (?) — [634] — Tall Dendrocalamus species from Thailand, received as "phai bong yai", looks similar to D. copelandii, but with light green shoots and without farina.





Dendrocalamus dianxiensis — 滇西龙竹 (dian xi long zhu) — Giant bamboo from southwestern Yunnan, China. Shoots delicious; culms for construction and plywood.

Dendrocalamus dumosus (?) — [168] — From southern Thailand, precise location not recorded.

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Dendrocalamus elegans (?) — ไผ่รวกเขา (phai ruak khao) — [530] — From Krabi.

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Dendrocalamus elegans (?) — ไผ่ตัน (phai tan) — [406] — From Satun.

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Dendrocalamus elegans (?) — [538] — From Buboi Island; very low growing, possibly not over 4 m tall, culms arching to the ground.

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Dendrocalamus elegans (?) — [531] — From Phuket; height about 10 m, widely arching and clambering into nearby vegetation, small leaves, delicate appearance, culm internodes bluish when young.

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Dendrocalamus elegans (?), Langkawi Island population — [288A] — Limestone cliff bamboo, 5 m tall or more, from Langkawi Island, Kedah, northern peninsular Malaysia, culms arching, leaves small, grows well in normal garden soil.

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Dendrocalamus farinosus — 大叶慈竹 (da ye ci zhu) — [619] — From southern China, 8-12 m tall, diameter 4-8 cm.







Dendrocalamus fuminensis — 大叶龙竹 (dà yè lóng zhú), Large-leaved Dragon Bamboo — [696] — From Yunnan, China.

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Dendrocalamus hamiltonii — ไผ่หก (phai hok) — From Thailand. Height 12-23 m, diameter 9-18 cm; culms erect, clumper. Widely distributed in northern India, southern China, Myanmar and Thailand. Easy growing, moist or moisture-retentive soil. Culms mainly used for construction and building purposes, also for basketry, shoots edible.

Dendrocalamus hamiltonii — 版纳甜龙竹 (ban na tian long zhu) — From southern China.

Dendrocalamus jiangchengensis — 江城龙竹 (jiāng chéng lóng zhú) — [763] — From southern China.

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Dendrocalamus jianshuiensis — 建水龙竹 (jian shui long zhu) — From southern China.

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Dendrocalamus khoonmengii, Satun population 1 — ไผ่กระโรม (phai krarom), ไผ่ปูนผาตากผ้า (phai pun pha tak pha) — [541A] [541B] — Height 6 m, diameter 2.5 cm, culms erect below, arching in wide bows to the ground, or scrambling into nearby vegetation, internodes solid or with small lumen, leaves small. Native of southern Thailand, on limestone cliffs. Easy growing, grows well in usual, moisture-retentive garden soil with neutral pH, suitable for tropical climates. An excellent ornamental for landscaping, best on steep slopes, edges, terraces. Possibly suitable as a pot plant if culms are allowed to bend over.

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Dendrocalamus khoonmengii (?), Satun population 2 — [700] — Limestone cliff bamboo, 5 m tall or more, from southern Thailand, culms erect with top arching, leaves small, grows well in normal garden soil.

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Dendrocalamus maximuslamina — 巨叶竹 (ju ye zhu), 小果龙竹 (xiao guo long zhu) — Giant bamboo in cultivation in China. Height 25-35(!) m and diameter 12-18 cm recorded. Leaves very large.

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Dendrocalamus membranaceus 'Grandis' — 细叶龙竹 (xi ye long zhu), 黄竹 (huang zhu) — [665] [877] — From southern China. Culms taller and more upright. Height 12-20 m, diameter 8-15 cm.

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Dendrocalamus membranaceus 'Rachini' — ไผ่นวลราชินี (phai nuan rachini), ไผ่ซางราชินี (phai sang rachini), ไผ่ซางนวลราชินี (phai sang nuan rachini) — From Thailand. Height up to 25 m, diameter to 12 cm. "Rachini" is said to be a tall and big growing selection. Commonly planted for scaffolding, furniture-making, chopsticks, toothpicks, fruit-picks, but has ornamental value for landscaping, too.

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Dendrocalamus membranaceus 'Hai Aphai' (ให้อภัย) — [223-1] — Leaves with sprinkled streaks in white, new shoots in light pink.









Dendrocalamus pachycladus — 江竹 (jiāng zhú) "river bamboo" — From southern China.

Dendrocalamus peculiaris — 金平龙竹 (jin ping long zhu) — From southern China. Height 13-18 m, diameter 10-15 cm. Culms for construction, furniture, plywood, weaving; plants for landscaping.

Dendrocalamus radicosus — 多根龙竹 (duo gen long zhu) — Giant bamboo, from southern China. Height 30 m, diameter 12-18 cm.

Dendrocalamus semiscandens — 野龙竹 (ye long zhu) — From Yunnan, China. Height 10-18 m, diameter 10-15 cm.

Dendrocalamus sericeus → Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" — ไผ่ซางหม่น (phai sang mon)

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Dendrocalamus sikkimensis — From Sikkim, India.

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Dendrocalamus sinicus — 巨龙竹 (ju long zhu) — From Yunnan, China. Wild or planted in northern Thailand. Said to be the tallest bamboo in the world, can reach a height of over 30 m. A culm length of 46 m by 36 cm basal diameter was recorded from Yunnan. Easy growing clumper, on moist or moisture-retentive soil. For construction, beams and pillars, plywood, paper-making; plants for landscaping.



Dendrocalamus sp. — [605] — From Phitsanulok, Thailand. Basal culms with oblique nodes. Unidentified Dendrocalamus species.

Dendrocalamus sp. — [667] — From China. Received as "黔竹 (qian zhu), Dendrocalamus tsiangii", but has turned out to be a different, still unidentified Dendrocalamus species.

Dendrocalamus sp. — 保山龙竹 (bǎo shān lóng zhú) — Unidentified Dendrocalamus species from Baoshan, Yunnan, China.

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Dendrocalamus sp. — [779] — Unidentified, tall Dendrocalamus species from southern Yunnan.

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Dendrocalamus sp. — 井抗龙竹 (jǐng kàng lóng zhú) — [767] — Unidentified Dendrocalamus species from Jingkang (井抗), Yunnan, China. Height 20-25 m, diameter 10-19 cm.

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Dendrocalamus sp. — [776] — Unidentified, tall Dendrocalamus species from northern Vietnam.

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Dendrocalamus sp. — [778] [880] — Unidentified, tall Dendrocalamus species from Laos.






Dendrocalamus sp. — [768] — Unidentified Dendrocalamus species from western Java, Indonesia, similar to D. membranaceus.

Dendrocalamus sp., long internodes — 南亚龙竹 (nán yà lóng zhú) — [748] [791] — Height 20-30 m, diameter 12-20 cm, internode length 40-95 cm. An unidentified giant Dendrocalamus species from Bengal (Bangladesh and West Bengal, India).

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Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" — ไผ่ซางหม่น (phai sang mon) — Height usually over 15 m, diameter over 10 cm; clumper; habit erect and perfectly upright, slightly bending above, resembles Dendrocalamus giganteus. Dark green culms and foliage, young culms with white mealy deposit, culms thick-walled. Easy growing, moisture-retentive soil, full sun. Culms for house construction and furniture, mainly planted in Thailand for producing chop-sticks and tooth-picks. Shoots delicious. The plant has much ornamental value and used for landscaping, very suitable for tall screening. This bamboo species is not yet properly identified and commonly misnamed as Dencrocalamus "sericeus" (D. sericeus from India is actually a variety of D. strictus).

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Uttaradit — ไผ่ซางหม่น อุตรดิตถ์ (phai sang mon uttaradit)

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Nan — ไผ่ซางหม่น น่าน (phai sang mon nan)

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Doi Luang Chiang Dao — ไผ่ซางหม่น ดอยหลวงเชียงดาว (phai sang mon doi luang chiang dao)

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Doi Nang — ไผ่ซางหม่น ดอยนาง (phai sang mon doi nang)

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Fa Mon — ไผ่ซางหม่น ฟ้าหม่น (phai sang mon fa mon)

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Mae Ping — ไผ่ซางหม่น แม่ปิง (phai sang mon mae ping)

Dendrocalamus sp. "Sang Mon" Siat Fa — ไผ่ซางหม่น เสียดฟ้า (phai sang mon siat fa)

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Dendrocalamus strictus — ไผ่ซาง (phai sang) — Male Bamboo, Calcutta Bamboo — Height 6-15 m, diameter 3-7 cm; clumper; habit upright, slightly bending, branching from base up, dark green culms, small leaves, culms and branches solid or nearly so. Easy growing, moisture-retentive soil, full sun, very drought-resistant. Culms to be used in Thailand for any type of light construction or household, farm and garden tools.

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Dendrocalamus tibeticus — 西藏牡竹 (xi zang mu zhu) — From Tibet, China. Height 12-25 m, diameter 12-18 cm.







Dendrocalamus xishuangbannaensis — 版纳龙竹 (ban na long zhu) — ไผ่ยักษ์สิบสองปันนา (phai yak sip song pan na) — [652] — Giant species from southern Yunnan, China, similar to Dendrocalamus giganteus. Economically important for construction and furniture-making.

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Dendrocalamus yunnanicus — 云南龙竹 (yun nan long zhu) — Giant bamboo from Yunnan, China. Height 18-25 m, diameter to 18 cm.

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Dinochloa malayana — ไผ่ดำเลื้อย (phai dam lueai) — Height 8-12 m, diameter 2 cm; clumper and climber, winding up trees, young shoots purplish-black. Easy growing, in light or deep shade, seems to prefer moist soil but might be adapted to seasonal drought. A good plant to add a wild-tropical ornamental feature to a garden with tall trees.

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Dinochloa mengyangensis — 勐养藤竹 (meng yang teng zhu) — Clambering, from Yunnan, China.

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Dinochloa sp. — [536] — Clambering, from Trang, southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa albociliata — ไผ่ไร่ (phai rai) — From Thailand, height 7-10 m, diameter 1.5-5 cm. Easy growing, moist or moisture-retentive soil. Shoots palatable, culms for light construction, furniture-making, and farm tools.

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Gigantochloa balui — From southern Thailand, height 10-12 m, diameter 6-8 cm. Suitable as an ornamental garden plant.

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Gigantochloa densa — ไผ่ผาก (phai phak) — From southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa hasskarliana — From Langkawi Island, Malaysia, height 8-12 m, diameter 3-6 cm.

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Gigantochloa kuring (?) — From Langkawi Island, Malaysia.

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Gigantochloa latifolia — From Langkawi Island, Malaysia, height 6-10 m, diameter 2-4 cm.

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Gigantochloa ligulata — From southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa ligulata, sprawling and vining — [583] — From southern Thailand, height 6-9 m, diameter 2-4 cm. Culms striped. Suitable as an ornamental garden plant.




Gigantochloa marga — Tiger Stripe Bamboo — From Indonesia.

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Gigantochloa nigrociliata — From Langkawi Island, Malaysia, height 8-15 m, diameter 4-10 cm.

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Gigantochloa ridleyi — From Singapore/Malaysia, height 16 m, diameter 10 cm. Suitable as an ornamental garden plant.

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Gigantochloa scortechinii — From the Malay Peninsula.

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Gigantochloa scortechinii (?), striped culms — [087] — From southern Thailand.







Gigantochloa serik — From Indonesia.

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Gigantochloa sp. — From China, plants raised from seeds. The seeds were received under different names. Possibly a species of Gigantochloa, and similar to G. apus. Attractive for landscaping.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [301] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Malaysia.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [542] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Satun, southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [543] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Satun, southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [478] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Singapore/Malaysia.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [559] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Yala, southern Thailand. Shoots fuzzy.







Gigantochloa sp. — ไผ่มัน (phai man) — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp. — ไผ่นกเขา (phai nok khao) — [596] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp. — ไผ่ยาว (phai yao) — [317] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Satun, southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [318] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [319] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from southern Thailand, similar to Gigantochloa balui.

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Gigantochloa sp. — [500] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species, received as Neohouzeaua mekongensis.

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Gigantochloa sp., black culms — ไผ่ดำลำตัน (phai dam lam tan) — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from northeastern Thailand; culms black and solid.

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Gigantochloa sp., brown culms — [548] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from southern Thailand; culms brownish.

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Gigantochloa sp., striped culms — from Kanchanaburi — [600] — A wild unidentified species, grows very tall (height not recorded) and upright, has striped culms from base to top (stripes yellow, basal stripes can be violet), and very large leaves, branching from base up.

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Gigantochloa sp., striped culms — [562] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species with nicely striped culms from southern Thailand. Culms may reach up to 10 m height or little more, bending or arching above. This bamboo may turn out to be salt-resistant to some extend as it grows close to the coast. A good ornamental garden plant.

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Gigantochloa sp., striped culms — [547] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species with nicely striped culms from Songkhla, southern Thailand. Culms over 10 m tall.

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Gigantochloa sp., striped culms and leaves — [635] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species with striped culms and leaves, from Trang, southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp., striped culms and leaves — [601] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species of medium height with striped culms and leaves, from southern Thailand.

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Gigantochloa sp., green culms and leaves — [601A] — Seedling of [601].

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Gigantochloa sp., striped leaves — [434] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species with striped leaves, said to originate from Thailand, known as "Bambusa suberecta". Height unknown, possibly low growing, culms bending.





Gigantochloa sp., curved culms — [507] — Introduced from Australia, received as "Gigantochloa ridleyi, culms curved", but it is apparently a Gigantochloa species different from G. ridleyi.

Gigantochloa sp. 'Hitam Hijau' — [076] — Unidentified Gigantochloa species from Indonesia.

Gigantochloa wrayi 'Impian' — From the Malay Peninsula. Culms striped.



Guadua velutina — [764] — From Mexico. Height 16 m, diameter 10 cm, open clumper, culms thick-walled, culm sheaths maroon, persistent on lower culm. Culms for high quality, heavy constructions.




Indocalamus tessellatus — 箬竹 (ruò zhú) — [184] — Runner, ground-cover plant with very large leaves, from eastern China. Does not do well in tropical climate.

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Indosasa sinica — 中华大节竹 (zhōng huá dà jié zhú) — [765-1] — Runner, tall growing, from southern China. Plants used for landscaping.

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Indosasa (?) sp. — [010] — Runner, from Phrae, northern Thailand.








Lingnania cerosissima, Bambusa cerosissima — 箪竹 (dān zhú) — [750-1] — From China, for landscaping.

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Maclurochloa montana — From northern Thailand.

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Melocalamus arrectus — 澜沧梨藤竹 (lan cang li teng zhu) — A clambering, understory bamboo from southern China.

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Melocalamus compactiflorus — 梨藤竹 (lí téng zhú) — A clambering bamboo from southern China and Thailand.

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Melocalamus (?) sp. — [599] — From Khao Yai National Park, Prachinburi, Thailand. Open clumper, about 10 m tall bamboo, basally erect culms, upper culms clambering, thin-walled, used for basketry.

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Nastus elatus — ไผ่รวกปาปัว (phai ruak papua) — From Papua New Guinea.

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Neohouzeaua fimbriata — From southern Thailand.








Neohouzeaua kerriana — ไผ่ราชวัง (phai rachawang) — From southern Thailand.

Neohouzeaua (?) sp. — ไผ่แข่่กวาง (phai khae kwang) — [119] — From northern Thailand.

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Neololeba atra — An understorey bamboo of about 10 m height with striped culms and large leaves, from tropical Australia and Papua New Guinea, prefers shade and rather moist soil.

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Olmeca recta — ไผ่โอลเม็คคะยิมบา (phai onmekka yimba) — Jimba — From Mexico, requires (light) shade and moist soil.

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Oxytenanthera abyssinica — African Savanna Bamboo — 酒竹 (jiǔ zhú), Wine Bamboo — From Africa, height 3-10 m, diameter 5-10 cm, a very useful, widespread bamboo in tropical Africa.

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Phuphanochloa speciosa — ไผ่ภูพาน (phai phu phan) — A native of northeastern Thailand.

Pleioblastus fortunei 'Pygmaeus' — [100] — Runner, a very low growing bamboo from eastern China, can be used as a groundcover plant, very invasive in temperate climates.

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Pseudosasa (?) sp. — [364] — Runner, an unidentified species from Doi Inthanon (Thailand's highest mountain), about to 4 m tall, with medium-sized, dark green leaves.





Pseudosasa (?) sp. — ไผ่หลอด (phai lot) — [411] — Runner, an unidentified species from Loei, northeastern Thailand, about to 4 m tall, with medium-sized, dark green leaves. Possibly the same species as those from Doi Inthanon.

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Schizostachyum diffusum — 莎簕竹 (shā lè zhú) — [079] — From southern China.

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Schizostachyum funghomii — 沙罗单竹 (sha luo dan zhu) — From China, attractive bamboo with large leaves, young shoots black, plants for landscaping, best in partial shade. Height 13-18 m, diameter 5-8 cm.

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Schizostachyum grande — ไผ่ตากวาง (phai ta kwang), ไผ่เหมียง (phai miang) — Deer Eye Bamboo — From southern Thailand (Songkhla and Satun) up to 1,000 m altitude; height 12-20 m, diameter 7-12 cm, culms arching over in a wide bow, leaves very large; shoots delicious; culms said to be very durable under moist conditions, used as water pipes and roofing; plants for landscaping.

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Schizostachyum hainanense — [494] — From Hainan, China, height 8-20 m, diameter 2-4 cm, arching, grows well in heavy moist soil exposed to little sun.

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Schizostachyum iraten — [294] — From Malaysia, height 6-10 m, diameter 2-5 cm, with internodes 0.7-1.2 m long, prefers light shade.

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Schizostachyum jaculans — From Malaysia, height 7 m with internodes up to 1 m long, prefers light shade.

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Schizostachyum sp. — [573] — From Kanchanaburi, western Thailand.

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Schizostachyum sp. 'Kluang Supat' — From Indonesia, height only 3-4 m, habit V-shaped, for small gardens and for landscaping, grows well in light shade and moist soil.

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Schizostachyum lima — Widely distributed from the Philippines to Papua New Guinea, height to 13 m, diameter to 4 cm, thin-walled, easy-growing, prefers light shade.






Schizostachyum sp. 'Murray Island' — Murray Island Bamboo → Schizostachyum jaculans

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Schizostachyum sp. — [540] — From Satun, southern Thailand.

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Schizostachyum sp. — [045] — From southern Thailand, wild. Low growing, very similar to Murray Island Bamboo.

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Schizostachyum sp. — [322] — From southern Thailand. Tall growing.

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Schizostachyum (?) sp. — [557] — From Yala, southern Thailand.

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Schizostachyum zollingeri — From southern Thailand, height 15-20 m, diameter 8-10 cm, arching; as a garden ornamental and for landscaping.

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Sinobambusa tootsik — [607] — Natural or naturalized in northern Thailand, runner, forming groves. Culm height 5-12 m, diameter 2-6 cm.

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Sinobambusa tootsik 'Suzukonarihira' — Leaves striped. Grown in northern Thailand, runner, forming groves.

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Thyrsostachys siamensis — ไผ่รวก (phai ruak), ไผ่รวกใหญ่ (phai ruak yai) — Monastery Bamboo — A tall growing variety: Height 12-13 m, or much taller (to 25 m was recorded), diameter 4-6(8) cm. Very dense clumper, habit stiffly upright, slightly bending above, no low branching, culm sheaths persistent on lower culm. Used for visual screen, hedge, wind-break, ornamental solitary or group; shoots edible; culms for light-weight construction, craft, tools and furniture-making. A common bamboo in Thailand, wild and often planted. Usually named Thyrsostachys oliveri, but there is currently no evidence that phai ruak yai represents this species.

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Thyrsostachys siamensis — ไผ่รวกเล็ก (phai ruak lek) — Little Monastery Bamboo — Smaller in height and diameter: Height to 7 m, average diameter 2.5 cm. Very dense clumper, habit upright, slightly bending above, no low branching, culm sheaths persistent on lower culm. Used for visual screen and hedge, ornamental solitary or group; shoots edible; culms for tools and furniture-making. Widespread in Thailand, wild and often planted.

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Thyrsostachys siamensis 'Wealthy Siamese' (เวลธีสยามอีส) — ไผ่รวกเศรษฐี (phai ruak setthi) — Culms striped.

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