Bamboo names and synonyms

Compiled by Wim Masman (c).

Borculoseweg 2, 7261 BJ Ruurlo, Netherlands

This compilation is a summary of my book Bamboo-file. It is compiled to help you find your way about in the tangle of varying synonyms. It does not pretend to lay down scientifically which synonyms are correct an which are not. If a synonym is mentioned in any book or magazine known to me it is included here.

Undoubtedly, false synonyms will have crept in. If you should discover any, and can underpin your arguments, please pass it on to me and it will be amended in a subsequent issue.

The same hold goods for the spelling of the names. These have been literally copied from the books and magazines consulted. If you come across any more, I would be very grateful for that information as well.

Any remarks or suggestions on how to improve the present compilation will be very welcome.

Latest update 24 December 1995.

Acidosasa
Actinocladum
Aimeea
Alvimia
Ampelocalamus
Anomochloa
Apoclada
Arberella
Arthroostachys
Arthrostylidium
Arundarbor
Arundinaria
Arundo
Athroostachys
Atractantha
Atractocarpa
Aulonemia
Bambos
Bambusa
Bashania
Beesha
Bonia
Borinda
Brachystachyum
Brasilocalamus
Buergersiochloa
Bulbulus
Burmabambus
Butania
Cephalostachys
Cephalostachyum
Chimonobambusa
Chimonocalamus
Chusquea
Clavinodum
Cloothamnus

Colanthelia
Coliquea
Criciuma
Cryptochloa
Davidsea
Decaryochloa
Dendragrostis
Dendrocalamopsis
Dendrocalamus
Dendrochloa
Diandrolyra
Digitaria
Dinochloa
Drepanostachyum
Ekmanochloa
Elytrostachys
Eremitis
Eremocaulon
Fargesia
Ferrocalamus
Festuca
Froesiochloa
Gelidocalamus
Gigantochloa
Glaziophyton
Greslania
Guadua
Guaduella
Gynerium
Gynnerium
Heckelia
Hibanobambusa
Hickelia
Himalayacalamus
Himalayaocalamus
Hitchcockella

Holttumochloa
Indocalamus
Indosasa
Ischurochloa
Isurochloa
Kinabaluchloa
Klemachloa
Leleba
Leptaspis
Leptocanna
Lingnania
Lithachne
Ludolfia
Ludolphia
Maclurochloa
Maclurolyra
Macronax
Matudacalamus
Melocalamus
Melocanna
Merostachys
Metasasa
Microbambus
Microcalamus
Miegia
Mniochloa
Monocladus
Monstruocalamus
Munget
Myriocladus
Nastus
Nechouzeana
Neobambus
Neohouzeana
Neohouzeaua
Neohouzeo

Neomicrocalamus
Neosasamorpha
Neosasamorphia
Neosinocalamus
Neurolepis
Nipponobambusa
Nipponocalamus
Ochlandra
Oligostachyum
Olmeca
Olyra
Oreiostachys
Oreobambos
Oreocalamus
Otatea
Oxytenanthera
Panicum
Pariana
Perrierbambus
Perrieribambou
Pharus
Phyllostachys
Piresia
Planotia
Platonia
Pleioblastus
Pseudocoix
Pseudosasa
Pseudostachyum
Pseudoxytenanthera
Puelia
Qiongzhou
Qiongzhuea
Racemobambos
Raddia
Raddiella

Rehia
Reitzia
Rettbergia
Rhipidocladum
Sasa
Sasaella
Sasamorpha
Schizostachyum
Scrotochloa
Semiarundinaria
Shibataea
Sieglingia
Sinarundinaria
Sinoarundinaria
Sinobambusa
Sinocalamus
Soejatmia
Sphaerobambos
Stemmatospermum
Strephium
Streptochaeta
Streptogyna
Sucrea
Suddia
Swallenochloa
Teinostachyum
Tetragonocalamus
Thamnocalamus
Thamnocalatus
Thirsostachys
Thyrsostachys
Triglossum
Vietnamosasa
Yadakeya
Yushania