Taxon: Guadua angustifolia Kunth

Summary

Genus:

Guadua

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Bambusoideae

Tribe:

Bambuseae

Subtribe:

Guaduinae

Nomen number:

18043

Place of publication:

Sym. pl. 1:253. 1822

Verified:

03/24/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bambusa guadua Humb. & Bonpl.
Guadua aculeata Rupr. ex E. Fourn.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Burkart, A. E., ed. 1969-. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. Note: accepts for Guadua chacoensis
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 2000. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): I. Subfamilies Anomochlooideae, Bambusoideae, Ehrhartoideae, and Pharoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 39:59.
Londoño, X. & P. M. Peterson. 1992. Guadua chacoensis (Poaceae : Bambuseae), its taxonomic identity, morphology, and affinities. Novon 2:41-47.
Marín, D. et al. 2008. Las plantaciones de guadua (Guadua angustifolia Kunth) y bambú (Bambusa vulgaris Wendland) de San Javier, estado Yaracuy, Venezuela. I. Aspectos climáticos y caída de hojarasca. Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Zulia 25:261-285.
Marulanda, M. L. et al. 2007. Analyzing the genetic diversity of Guadua spp. in Colombia using rice and sugarcane microsatellites. Crop Breed. Appl. Biotechnol. 7:43-51.
Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Roxas, C. A. 1998. Conservation and improvement of bamboo genetic resources in the Philippines. In: Vivekanandan, K. et al., Bamboo and rattan genetic resources in certain Asian countries. 103-136.
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	guadua			2	Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Marín, D. et al. 2008. Las plantaciones de guadua (Guadua angustifolia Kunth) y bambú (Bambusa vulgaris Wendland) de San Javier, estado Yaracuy, Venezuela. I. Aspectos climáticos y caída de hojarasca. Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Zulia 25:261-285.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Roxas, C. A. 1998. Conservation and improvement of bamboo genetic resources in the Philippines. In: Vivekanandan, K. et al., Bamboo and rattan genetic resources in certain Asian countries. 103-136.
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Marín, D. et al. 2008. Las plantaciones de guadua (Guadua angustifolia Kunth) y bambú (Bambusa vulgaris Wendland) de San Javier, estado Yaracuy, Venezuela. I. Aspectos climáticos y caída de hojarasca. Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Zulia 25:261-285.
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina		n.	Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay		n.	Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution

Native
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador

Cultivated
Asia-Tropical

MALESIA: Philippines

Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Naturalized
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.), Paraguay, Uruguay (n.)

Reference(s)

Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247.
Judziewicz, E. J. et al. 1999. American bamboos. Note: specifies native and introduced distribution
Marín, D. et al. 2008. Las plantaciones de guadua (Guadua angustifolia Kunth) y bambú (Bambusa vulgaris Wendland) de San Javier, estado Yaracuy, Venezuela. I. Aspectos climáticos y caída de hojarasca. Revista Fac. Agron. Univ. Zulia 25:261-285.
Roxas, C. A. 1998. Conservation and improvement of bamboo genetic resources in the Philippines. In: Vivekanandan, K. et al., Bamboo and rattan genetic resources in certain Asian countries. 103-136.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	cane		Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18043. Accessed 15 April 2026.