Taxon:  Bambusa oldhamii Munro



Summary
Genus:
Bambusa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Bambusoideae
Tribe:
Bambuseae
Subtribe:
Bambusinae
Nomen number:
6398
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26:109.  1868
Verified:
03/23/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Sinocalamus oldhamii (Munro) McClure

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adamson, C. 1961. Growing ornamental bamboo. Home Gard. Bull. U.S.D.A. 76:3.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as "oldhami"; = Dendrocalamopsis oldhami f. oldhami
  3. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  4. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247. Note: = Dendrocalamopsis oldhamii
  5. Howell, C. J. & J. W. D. Sawyer. 2006. New Zealand naturalised vascular plant checklist
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  10. Young, R. A. 1946. Bamboos for American horticulture (V). Natl. Hort. Mag. 25:362.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishgiant timber bamboo  1Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
EnglishOldham's bamboo  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Chineselü zhu绿竹 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Japanese Rōmajiryoku-chiku  2Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as "oldhami"; = Dendrocalamopsis oldhami f. oldhami
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as "oldhami"; = Dendrocalamopsis oldhami f. oldhami
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as "oldhami"; = Dendrocalamopsis oldhami f. oldhami
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as "oldhami"; = Dendrocalamopsis oldhami f. oldhami
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247. Note: = Dendrocalamopsis oldhamii
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: lists as "oldhami"; = Dendrocalamopsis oldhami f. oldhami
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49:139-247. Note: = Dendrocalamopsis oldhamii
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Ohrnberger, D. 1999. The bamboos of the world.
Human foodvegetable Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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=6398. Accessed 12 May 2026.