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This table will help you compare all the bamboo varieties and pick the best bamboo for your needs.
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|+ '''List of bamboo by latin name'''
 
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| [[Arundinaria amabilis]]
 
| [[Arundinaria amabilis]]
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| Tonkin Cane, Teastick Bamboo
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| 20-25 ft (50 ft)
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| Running
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| 2½"
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| 10°F/-12°C
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| Tall, thick-walled shoots with small joints, making it very useful and attractive wood.
 
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| [[Bambusa beecheyana]]
 
| [[Bambusa beecheyana]]
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| Beechey Bamboo
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| 12-20 ft (20-40 ft)
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| Clump
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| 4-5"
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| 15°F/-9°C
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| Culms have strong arching, give tropical effect.  Rare.
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| [[Image:Bambusa_beecheyana-beechey_bamboo-IMG_0249_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Bambusa chungii barbalata]]
 
| [[Bambusa chungii barbalata]]
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| [[Bambusa multiplex]]
 
| [[Bambusa multiplex]]
 
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| 8-10ft (15-25ft)
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| Clump
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| 1½ in.
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| 15°F/-9°C
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| Shoots have branches from bottom to top.  Dense growth makes it good for hedges/screens.  Not very common variety.
 
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| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Alphonse Karr']]
 
| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Alphonse Karr']]
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| Alphonse Karr Bamboo
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| 8-10ft (15-35ft)
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| Clump
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| ½ - 1 in.
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| 15°F/-9°C
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| Similar to B. multiplex, but shoot have bright striped green on yellow.  New shoots pinkish and green.
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| [[Image:Bambusa_multiplex-alphonse_karr-IMG_0840_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Fernleaf']]
 
| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Fernleaf']]
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| Fernleaf Bamboo
 
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| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Golden Goddess Bamboo']]
 
| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Golden Goddess Bamboo']]
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| Golden Goddess Bamboo
 
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| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Chinese Goddess Bamboo']]
 
| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Chinese Goddess Bamboo']]
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| Chinese Goddess Bamboo
 
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| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Silverstripe']]
 
| [[Bambusa multiplex|B. m. 'Silverstripe']]
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| Silverstripe Bamboo
 
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| [[Bambusa oldhamii]]
 
| [[Bambusa oldhamii]]
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| Oldham Bamboo, Clumping Giant Timber Bamboo
 
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| [[Image:Bambusa_oldhamii-oldham_bamboo-giant_timber_bamboo-IMG_0577_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
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| [[Bambusa pachinensis]]
 
| [[Bambusa pachinensis]]
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| [[Bambusa tuldoides]]
 
| [[Bambusa tuldoides]]
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| Planting Pole Bamboo
 
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| [[Image:Bambusa_tuldoides-punting_pole_bamboo-IMG_0568_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
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| [[Bambusa ventricosa]]
 
| [[Bambusa ventricosa]]
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| Buddha's Belly Bamboo
 
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| [[Chimonobambusa marmorea]]
 
| [[Chimonobambusa marmorea]]
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| Marbled Bamboo
 
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| [[Chimonobambusa quadrangularis]]
 
| [[Chimonobambusa quadrangularis]]
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| Square Stem Bamboo
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| [[Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda]]
 
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| [[Image:Chimonobambusa_tumidissinoda-walking_stick_bamboo-IMG_7194_sfbg0308.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Chusquea coronalis]]
 
| [[Chusquea coronalis]]
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| [[Image:Dendrocalamus_brandesii-IMG_0584_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Dendrocalamus giganteus]]
 
| [[Dendrocalamus giganteus]]
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| [[Fargesia nitida]]
 
| [[Fargesia nitida]]
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| Fountain Bamboo
 
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| [[Fargesia robusta]]
 
| [[Fargesia robusta]]
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| [[Fargesia utilis]]
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| [[Image:Fargesia_utilis-IMG_0588_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Gelidocalamus fangianus]]
 
| [[Gelidocalamus fangianus]]
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| [[Gigantochloa apus]]
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| [[Image:Gigantochloa_apus-IMG_0579_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Gigantochloa atroviolacea]]
 
| [[Gigantochloa atroviolacea]]
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| [[Image:Himalayacalamus_asper-IMG_7447_sfbg0308.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Himalayacalamus falconeri]]
 
| [[Himalayacalamus falconeri]]
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| [[Himalayacalamus hookerianus]]
 
| [[Himalayacalamus hookerianus]]
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| [[Image:Himalayacalamus_hookerianus-blue_himalayan_bamboo-IMG_7449_sfbg0308.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Himalayacalamus porcatus]]
 
| [[Himalayacalamus porcatus]]
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| [[Image:Himalayacalamus_porcatus-IMG_0575_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Indocalamus latifolius]]
 
| [[Indocalamus latifolius]]
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| [[Otatea acuminata aztecorum]]
 
| [[Otatea acuminata aztecorum]]
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| Mexican Weeping Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys aurea]]
 
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| Golden Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys aureosulcata]]
 
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| Yellow Groove Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys bambusoides]]
 
| [[Phyllostachys bambusoides]]
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| Giant Timber Bamboo, Japanese Timber Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys bambusoides|P. b. 'Castillon']]
 
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| Castillon Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys heteroclada pubescens]]
 
| [[Phyllostachys heteroclada pubescens]]
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| Moso Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys nigra]]
 
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| Black Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys nigra|P. n. 'Henon']]
 
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| Henon Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys nigra|P. n. 'Punctata']]
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| Blackspot Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys nuda]]
 
| [[Phyllostachys nuda]]
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| [[Pleioblastus distichus]]
 
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| Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo
 
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| [[Pleioblastus simonii]]
 
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| Simon Bamboo, Medake Bamboo
 
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| [[Pleioblastus variegata]]
 
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| Dwarf Whitestripe Bamboo
 
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| [[Pseudosasa japonica]]
 
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| Arrow Bamboo
 
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| [[Sasa palmata]]
 
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| Palmate Bamboo
 
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| [[Semiarundinaria fastuosa]]
 
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| Narihira Bamboo
 
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| [[Thamnocalamus spathiflorus]]
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| [[Thamnocalamus tessellatus]]
 
| [[Thamnocalamus tessellatus]]
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==Mistakenly known as==
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Correct name first, wrong name follows.
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*''Bambusa beecheyana'' is sometimes known as ''Sinocalamus beecheyanus''
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*''Bambusa multiplex'' is sometimes known as ''Bambusa glaucescens‎''
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*''Bambusa oldhamii'' is sometimes known as ''Sinocalamus oldhamii‎''
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*''Chimonobambusa marmorea'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria marmorea‎''
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*''Chimonobambusa quadrangularis'' is sometimes known as ''Bambusa quadrangularis‎''
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*''Fargesia murielae'' is sometimes known as ''Sinarundinaria murielae‎''
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*''Fargesia nitida'' is sometimes known as ''Sinarundinaria nitida‎''
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*''Indocalamus tessellatus'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria ragamowskii‎''
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*''Otatea acuminata aztecorum'' is sometimes known as ''Anthrostylidium longifolium'', or ''Yushania aztecorum‎''
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*''Phyllostachys bambusoides'' is sometimes known as ''Phyllostachys castillonis'', or ‎''Phyllostachys reticulata''
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*''Phyllostachys heterocycla'' pubescens is sometimes known as ''Phyllostachys edulis''
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*''Pleioblastus distichus'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa disticha''
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*''Pleioblastus pygmaea'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa pygmaea‎''
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*''Pleioblastus simonii'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria simonii‎''
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*''Pleioblastus variegata'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa fortunei'', or ''Sasa variegata''
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*''Pleioblastus viridistriatus'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria viridistriatus''‎, or ''Arundinaria auricoma''
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*''Pseudosasa japonica'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria japonica''
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*''Sasa palmata'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa senanensis''
    
==References==
 
==References==
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*http://www.americanbamboo.org/SpeciesSourceListPages/SpeciesTablesIndex.html
 
*http://www.growquest.com/bamboo_plants_a_to_z1.htm
 
*http://www.growquest.com/bamboo_plants_a_to_z1.htm
 
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
 
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
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