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Common bamboo
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Grasses & bamboos

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishCommon bamboo
Dutch—
SpanishBambú común
Chinese龙头竹
Scientific nameBambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

About this species

Bambusa vulgaris, common bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. It is native to Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and to the province of Yunnan in southern China, but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several regions. Among bamboo species, it is one of the largest and most easily recognized.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusBambusa

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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