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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]]
 
| Tonkin Cane, Teastick Bamboo
 
| 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]]
 
| Beechey Bamboo
 
| 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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| 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']]
 
| Alphonse Karr Bamboo
 
| Alphonse Karr Bamboo
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| 8-10ft (15-35ft)
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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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| [[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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| [[Image:Bambusa_tuldoides-punting_pole_bamboo-IMG_0568_hunt07.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Bambusa ventricosa]]
 
| [[Bambusa ventricosa]]
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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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| [[Image:Fargesia_nitida-fountain_bamboo-IMG_7169_sfbg0308.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| [[Fargesia robusta]]
 
| [[Fargesia robusta]]
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| [[Gelidocalamus fangianus]]
 
| [[Gelidocalamus fangianus]]
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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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| [[Himalayacalamus porcatus]]
 
| [[Himalayacalamus porcatus]]
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| [[Indocalamus latifolius]]
 
| [[Indocalamus latifolius]]
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| Henon Bamboo
 
| Henon Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys nigra|P. n. 'Punctata']]
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| Blackspot Bamboo
 
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| [[Phyllostachys nuda]]
 
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| [[Thamnocalamus tessellatus]]
 
| [[Thamnocalamus tessellatus]]
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==Mistakenly known as==
 
==Mistakenly known as==
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*Bambusa beecheyana is sometimes known as Sinocalamus beecheyanus
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Correct name first, wrong name follows.
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*Bambusa multiplex is sometimes known as Bambusa glaucescens‎
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*''Bambusa beecheyana'' is sometimes known as ''Sinocalamus beecheyanus''
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*Bambusa oldhamii is sometimes known as Sinocalamus oldhamii‎
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*''Bambusa multiplex'' is sometimes known as ''Bambusa glaucescens‎''
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*Chimonobambusa marmorea is sometimes known as Arundinaria marmorea‎
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*''Bambusa oldhamii'' is sometimes known as ''Sinocalamus oldhamii‎''
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*Chimonobambusa quadrangularis is sometimes known as Bambusa quadrangularis‎
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*''Chimonobambusa marmorea'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria marmorea‎''
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*Fargesia murielae is sometimes known as Sinarundinaria murielae‎
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*''Chimonobambusa quadrangularis'' is sometimes known as ''Bambusa quadrangularis‎''
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*Fargesia nitida is sometimes known as Sinarundinaria nitida‎
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*''Fargesia murielae'' is sometimes known as ''Sinarundinaria murielae‎''
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*Indocalamus tessellatus is sometimes known as Arundinaria ragamowskii‎
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*''Fargesia nitida'' is sometimes known as ''Sinarundinaria nitida‎''
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*Otatea acuminata aztecorum is sometimes known as Anthrostylidium longifolium, or Yushania aztecorum‎
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*''Indocalamus tessellatus'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria ragamowskii‎''
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*Phyllostachys bambusoides is sometimes known as Phyllostachys castillonis, or ‎Phyllostachys reticulata
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*''Otatea acuminata aztecorum'' is sometimes known as ''Anthrostylidium longifolium'', or ''Yushania aztecorum‎''
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*Phyllostachys heterocycla pubescens is sometimes known as Phyllostachys edulis
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*''Phyllostachys bambusoides'' is sometimes known as ''Phyllostachys castillonis'', or ‎''Phyllostachys reticulata''
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*Pleioblastus distichus is sometimes known as Sasa disticha
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*''Phyllostachys heterocycla'' pubescens is sometimes known as ''Phyllostachys edulis''
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*Pleioblastus pygmaea is sometimes known as Sasa pygmaea‎
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*''Pleioblastus distichus'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa disticha''
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*Pleioblastus simonii is sometimes known as Arundinaria simonii‎
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*''Pleioblastus pygmaea'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa pygmaea‎''
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*Pleioblastus variegata is sometimes known as Sasa fortunei, or Sasa variegata
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*''Pleioblastus simonii'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria simonii‎''
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*Pleioblastus viridistriatus is sometimes known as Arundinaria viridistriatus‎, or Arundinaria auricoma
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*''Pleioblastus variegata'' is sometimes known as ''Sasa fortunei'', or ''Sasa variegata''
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*Pseudosasa japonica is sometimes known as Arundinaria japonica
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*''Pleioblastus viridistriatus'' is sometimes known as ''Arundinaria viridistriatus''‎, or ''Arundinaria auricoma''
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*Sasa palmata is sometimes known as Sasa senanensis  
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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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