There are thousands of common names given to various species of bamboo which at times can be very misleading. We try to use the plant botanical name where possible but do understand that this can be difficult. This list has been compiled as an index.

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Common Name

Botanical Name
Acuminata Otatea acuminata acuminata
Albo Striata Bambusa spp "Albo-Striata"
Alphonse Karr Bambusa multiplex cv "Alphonse Karr"
Amoenus Dendrocalamus minor var "Amoenus"
Angustifolia Guadua angustifolia
Arnhem Land Bamboo Bambusa arnhemica
Asian Lemon Bamboo Bambusa eutuldoides var "Viridi-vittata" (Lin)
Atter Gigantochloa atter
Awi Temen (Indo). Gigantochloa atter
Baby Panda Bamboo Poganatherum panaceum
Balcooa Bambusa balcooa
Bali Kuning Bamboo Schizostachyum brachycladum
Balku Bans Bambusa balcooa
Baluka Bambusa balcooa
Bamboozled Dinochloa scandens
Bambos Bambusa bambos
Bambusa speedy screen Bambusa oldhamii
Bengal Bamboo Bambusa tulda
Berry Bamboo Melocanna baccifera
Betung Dendrocalamus asper
Betung Hitam Dendrocalamus asper cv "Hitam"
Bhalu Bans Dendrocalamus sikkimensus
Black-hair Giantgrass Gigantochloa nigrociliata
Blow Pipe Bamboo Schizostachyum jaculans
Blue Bamboo Drepanostachyum falcatum
Blumeana Bambusa blumeana
Buddha's Belly Bamboo Bambusa ventricosa
Burmese Stripe Gigantochloa albociliata
Candy Cane Himalayacalamus falconeri
China Gold Bambusa eutuldoides var "Viridi-vittata" (Lin)
Chinese Dwarf Bambusa guangxiensis
Chinese Goddess Bambusa multiplex var "Riviereorum"
Chinese Thorny Bamboo Bambusa sinospinosa
Chungii Bambusa chungii
Coronalis Chusquea coronalis
Dai Ngan Bambusa eutuldoides
Dumetorum Schizostachyum dumetorum
Eutuldoides Bambusa eutuldoides
Falconeri Himalayacalamus falconeri
Fasca Bambusa textilis var "Fasca"
Fernleaf Bambusa multiplex cv "Fernleaf"
Fountain Bamboo Fargesia spathacea
Ghost bamboo Dendrocalamus minor var "Amoenus"
Giant Bamboo Dendrocalamus giganteus
Giant Black Bambusa lako
Giant Buddha's Belly Bambusa vulgaris cv "Wamin"
Giant Thorny Bamboo Bambusa bambos
Giant Timber Bamboo Bambusa oldhamii
Glabra Bambusa textilis var "Glabra"
Glaucescens Bambusa multiplex
Glaucifolium Schizostachyum glaucifolium
Goddess Bambusa multiplex cv "Golden Goddess"
Golden Goddess Bambusa multiplex cv "Golden Goddess"
Gracilis Bambusa textilis var "Gracilis"
Greater Buddha's Belly Bambusa vulgaris cv "Wamin"
Green Ghost Bamboo Dendrocalamus minor
Himalayan Weeping Bamboo Drepanostachyum falcatum
Hitam Dendrocalamus asper cv "Hitam"
Indo asper Dendrocalamus asper
Iron Range Bamboo Bambusa forbesii
Japanese Hedge Bamboo Bambusa multiplex
Java Black Gigantochloa atroviolacea
Java Black Reverse Gigantochloa atroviolacea (reverse_
Khasia Bamboo Drepanostachyum khasianum
Lako Bambusa lako
Latiflorus Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Lemon Bamboo Bambusa eutuldoides var "Viridi-vittata" (Lin)
Lesser Thorny Bamboo Bambusa blumeana
Lima Schizostachyum lima
Lipstick Bamboo Gigantochloa luteostriata
Lumampao Schizostachyum lumampao
Malay Dwarf Gigantochloa sp var "Malay Dwarf"
Malay Dwarf Green Gigantochloa sp var "Malay Dwarf"
Malay Dwarf Variegated Gigantochloa sp var "Malay Dwarf Variegated"
Malay Pygmy Bamboo Poganatherum panaceum
Male Bamboo Dendrocalamus strictus
Maling Bamboo Bambusa malingensis
Malingensis Bambusa malingensis
Mei Nung Dendrocalamus latiflorus cv "Mei Nung"
Mexican Weeping Bamboo Otatea acuminata aztecorum
Mini Cascade Poganatherum panaceum
Mitenga (Bengal) Bambusa longispiculata
Monastery Bamboo Thyrsostachys siamensis
Moso Phyllostachys heterocycla f pubescens
Murray Island Schizostachyum sp "Murray Island"
Myanmar Waya Dendrocalamus membranaceus
Nana Bambusa nana
Nastus Nastus elatus
Nepalese Blue Himalayacalamus porcatus
Nutans Bambusa nutans
Oldhamii Bambusa oldhamii
Oriental Hedging Bamboo Bambusa multiplex
Oriental Screen Dendrocalamus latiflorus x B pervariabilis
Pai Hai Cephalostachyum vergatum
Painted Bamboo Bambusa vulgaris cv "Vittata"
Pai Tong Dam Dendrocalamus asper cv "Pai Tong Dam"
Pai Tong Keo Dendrocalamus asper cv "Thai Green"
Porcata Blue Himalayacalamus porcatus
Pring Legi Gigantochloa atter
Pring Legi (Striped) Gigantochloa atter cv "Pring Legi (Striped)"
Pring Tali Gigantochloa apus
Pring Wulung (Java) Gigantochloa atroviolacea
Punting Pole Bamboo Bambusa pervariabilis
Punt Pole Bamboo Bambusa tuldoides
Purple Jade Bamboo Drepanostachyum khasianum
Riviereorum Bambusa multiplex var "Riviereorum"
Sacred Bali Bamboo Schizostachyum brachycladum
Scandens Dinochloa scandens
Siamensis Thyrsostachys siamensis
Sikkimensus Dendrocalamus sikkimensus
Silverstripe Bambusa multiplex cv "Silverstripe"
Slender Weaver's Bamboo Bambusa textilis var "Gracilis"
South Kalimantan Gigantochloa luteostriata
Speedy Screen Bambusa oldhamii
Spiny Bamboo Bambusa sinospinosa
Strictus Dendrocalamus strictus
String Bamboo Gigantochloa apus
Striped Weaver's Bamboo Bambusa spp "Albo-Striata"
Striped Weaver's Bamboo Bambusa textilis cv "Albo-Striata"
Stripestem Fernleaf Bambusa multiplex cv "Stripestem Fernleaf"
Sweet Dragon Dendrocalamus brandisii
Sweet Shoot bamboo Bambusa oldhamii
Taiwan Giant Bamboo Dendrocalamus latiflorus
Thai Asper Dendrocalamus asper cv "Thai Green"
Thai Green Dendrocalamus asper cv "Thai Green"
Thaikawa Bambusa burmanica
Thaikwa (Burma) Bambusa longispiculata
Tiger Grass Thysanolaena maxima
Timor Black Bambusa lako
Tinwa Bamboo Cephalostachyum pergracile
Wapgusan Bambusa oliveriana
Weaver's Bamboo Bambusa textilis
Weaver's Bamboo - Fasca Bambusa textilis var "Fasca"
White Powdery Bamboo Bambusa chungii
Willowy Bambusa multiplex cv "Willowy"
Wrayii Gigantochloa wrayii
Zebra Grass Zebra Grass