EPPO Global Database

Bambusa tuldoides(BAMTD)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BAMTD
  • Preferred name: Bambusa tuldoides
  • Authority: Munro

Notes

Indochina, Malesia, China. Used in handicrafts and bonsai. The "belly" names refer to cv. ventricosa. Introduced in Bangladesh, Mexico, Caribbean, South America (northwest, southern Brazil)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Bambusa pallescens (Döll) Hackel
Bambusa pallida Munro
Bambusa ventricosa McClure
Guadua pallescens Döll

Common names
Name Language
Buddha bamboo English
Buddha's belly bamboo English
dwarf bamboo English
punting-pole bamboo English
verdant bamboo English
Buddhas-Bauch-Bambus German
ventre de Bouddha French
bambu-da-terra Portuguese
bambu-de-buda Portuguese
qīng gǎn zhú Chinese
青秆竹 Chinese