| Bambusa | |
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| Bambusa oldhamii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Bambuseae |
| Subtribe: | Bambusinae |
| Genus: | Bambusa Schreb. |
| Type species | |
| Bambusa bambos | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bambusa is a large genus of clumping bamboos.[3] Most species of Bambusa are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft).
They are native to Southeast Asia, South Asia, China, Taiwan, the Himalayas, New Guinea, Melanesia, and the Northern Territory of Australia. They are also reportedly naturalized in other regions, e.g. Africa, Americas, and various oceanic islands.[2][4][5][6]
- ^ "Genus: Bambusa Schreb". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ a b Plants of the World Online (retrieved 15 March 2024)
- ^ "Bambusa". The Plant List, RBG Kew. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 8, 9, 簕竹属 le zhu shu, Bambusa Schreber, Gen. Pl. 236. 1789.
- ^ Clayton, W. D. & S. A. Renvoize. 1986. Genera graminum. Grasses of the world. Kew Bulletin : Additional Series 13: 1–389.
- ^ G.P. Chapman. 1997. Bamboos. Academic Press, New York.