Chimonobambusa

Chimonobambusa
Chimonobambusa tumidinoda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae
Tribe: Arundinarieae
Subtribe: Arundinariinae
Genus: Chimonobambusa
Makino
Type species
Chimonobambusa marmorea [1][2]
(Mitford) Makino
Synonyms[3]
  • Oreocalamus Keng
  • Qiongzhuea Hsueh f. & T.P.Yi
  • Menstruocalamus T.P.Yi
  • Yuezhuea T.P.Yi
Chimonobambusa quadrangularis. Bamboo poles appear to be cylindrical like ordinary bamboos, but they are square to the touch. Native to China.


Chimonobambusa is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family.[4] They are native to China, Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Himalayas.[5]

Species[3]
formerly included[3]

see Ampelocalamus Bambusa Chimonocalamus Drepanostachyum Himalayacalamus Vietnamosasa Yushania