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Bamboo species ID? 
Species Identification unknown, mixed groves etc
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Bamboo Collections, Gardens, Parks & Preserves 
Photos of bamboo in research centers, public parks, gardens, zoos, wildlife preserves etc. Collections of historic, educational or research interest.
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  Public Gardens/Bamboo Preserves 
Photos of bamboo in research centers, public parks, gardens, zoos, wildlife preserves etc. Galleries will be made for collections of historic, educational or research interest.
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  Zoos; Wildlife Parks; Nature Preserves with bamboo 
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  Bamboo Collections - Private Gardens 
Photos of private historic collections
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ARTHROSTYLIDIUM 
A genus of bamboos of the Americas. Clumping, many branches
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ARUNDINARIA 
Genus of running bamboo from temperate zones. Numerous branches develop at each node. Culm sheaths persistent.
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  Arundinaria appalachiana 
Hill Cane
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  Arundinaria funghomii 
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  Arundinaria gigantea 
River Cane - Species native to the USA. Distribution Maryland to Georgia and southeastern states, Ohio to Texas
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  Arundinaria tecta 
Switch Cane
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BAMBUSA 
A genus of clumping bamboo from tropical and subtropical regions. Multiple branches at the nodes.
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  Bambusa bambos (Syn. B. arundinacea) 
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  Bambusa beecheyana 
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  Bambusa chungii 
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  Bambusa distegia 
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  Bambusa dolichomerithalla 
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  Bambusa emeiensis 'Viridiflavus' 
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  Bambusa eutuldoides 
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  Bambusa lako 
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  Bambusa malingensis 
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  Bambusa membranacea 
aka Dendrocalamus membranaceus
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  Bambusa multiplex 
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  Bambusa mutabilis 
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  Bambusa oldhamii 
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  Bambusa pervariabilis 'Viridistriatus' 
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  Bambusa textilis 
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  Bambusa tulda 
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  Bambusa tuldoides 
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  Bambusa vulgaris 
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BASHANIA 
Medium sized running bamboo from China
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  Bashania fargesii 
Mountain bamboo from China, leaves up to a foot long ; runner
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BORINDA 
Clumping bamboos from Bhutan, Tibet and China (Yunnan and Sichuan)
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  Borinda angustissima 
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  Borinda boliana 
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BRACHYSTACHYUM 
Genus of bamboo, similar to Semiarundinaria.
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  Brachystachyum densiflorum 
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CHIMONOBAMBUSA 
A genus of medium sized running bamboos
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  Chimonobambusa marmorea 
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  Chimonobambusa quadrangularis 
Square bamboo with rounded corners, green culms
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CHUSQUEA 
A genus of bamboos of the Americas
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  Chusquea andina 
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  Chusquea culeou 
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  Chusquea foliosa 
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  Chusquea gigantea 
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DENDROCALAMUS 
A genus of mostly giant clumping tropical bamboo species
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  Dendrocalamus asper 
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  Dendrocalamus brandisii 
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  Dendrocalamus giganteus 
Ht 100ft/30.5M : Dia 12"/30.5cm : Min Temp 25F/-4C : Full sun : Large leaves up to 20"X4" (50 cmX10cm)
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  Dendrocalamus hamiltonii 
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  Dendrocalamus latiflorus 
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  Dendrocalamus minor 'Amoenus' 
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  Dendrocalamus sinicus 
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  Dendrocalamus strictus 
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DREPANOSTACHYUM 
Genus of medium sized, clumping mountain bamboo. Many equal branches at the nodes.
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FARGESIA 
Genus of clumping mountain bamboos from China.
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  Fargesia murieliae 
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  Fargesia nitida 
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  Fargesia robusta 
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  Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa' 
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GIGANTOCHLOA 
A genus of large tropical clumping bamboos.
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  Gigantochloa atroviolacea 
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  Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea 
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  Gigantochloa verticillata 
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GUADUA 
A genus of large tropical open clumping bamboo of the Americas.
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  Guadua aculeata (angustifolia sp?) 
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  Guadua amplexifolia 
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  Guadua angustifolia 
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  Guadua chacoensis 
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HIBANOBAMBUSA 
A Genus of temperate bamboo from Japan.
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  Hibanobambusa tranquillans 
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HIMALYACALAMUS 
Genus of clumping bamboo from lower altitudes of Himalayan mountains, one dominant branch at nodes.
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  Himalayacalamus asper 
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  Himalayacalamus falconeri 
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  Himalayacalamus hookerianus 
Blue Bamboo
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  Himalayacalamus porcatus 
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INDOCALAMUS 
Genus of temperate bamboo from China. Spreading rhizomes. Nodes not prominent.
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  Indocalamus latifolius 
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  Indocalamus solidus 
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  Indocalamus tessellatus 
Height 7ft/2.1M : Dia 0.5"/1.3cm : Min Temp 0F/-18C : Shade/Pt Sun
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MELOCANNA 
Genus of bamboo native to India and Burma, comprising 3 species. Open clumping growth habit.
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  Melocanna baccifera 
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NEOHOUZEAUA 
Genus of medium sized clumping bamboo from SE Asia
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  Neohouzeaua mekongensis 
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NEUROLEPIS 
Genus of bamboo from South America
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OLMECA 
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OTATEA 
Genus of clumping bamboo from Mexico to Central America
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  Otatea acuminata spp. aztecorum 
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PHYLLOSTACHYS 
Genus of medium to large size bamboo, spreading rhizomes. Culms cylindrical, grooved where branching begins. 2 branches at each node
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  Phyllostachys 
Assorted /mixed species
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  Phyllostachys angusta 
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  Phyllostachys arcana 
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  Phyllostachys atrovaginata 
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  Phyllostachys aurea 
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  Phyllostachys aureosulcata 
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  Phyllostachys bambusoides 
Ht 72ft/21.9M : Dia 6"/15.2cm : MinTemp 5F/-15C : Sun
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  Phyllostachys bissetii 
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  Phyllostachys dulcis 
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  Phyllostachys edulis (AKA P. pubescens) 
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  Phyllostachys elegans 
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  Phyllostachys flexuosa 
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  Phyllostachys glauca 
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  Phyllostachys heteroclada 
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  Phyllostachys makinoi 
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  Phyllostachys mannii 'Decora' 
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  Phyllostachys meyeri 
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  Phyllostachys nidularia 
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  Phyllostachys nigra 
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  Phyllostachys nuda 
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  Phyllostachys praecox 
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  Phyllostachys propinqua 
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  Phyllostachys rubromarginata 
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  Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens 
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  Phyllostachys viridis 
Ht 47ft/14.3M : Dia 3.3"/8.3cm : MinTemp -5F/-21C : Sun
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  Phyllostachys vivax 
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PLEIOBLASTUS 
Genus of bamboo from temperate regions, spreading rhizomes, from ground covers to medium height.
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  Pleioblastus argenteostriatus 
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  Pleioblastus chino 
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  Pleioblastus distichus 
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  Pleioblastus fortunei (syn P. variegatus) 
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  Pleioblastus gauntlettii 
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  Pleioblastus hindsii 
Ht 15ft/4.6M : Dia 1"/2.5cm : MinTemp 0F/-18C : Sun/PtSh
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  Pleioblastus hindsii (?) - USDA PI#75147 
This is a smaller form also listed as Arundinaria hindsii which needs ID verification
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  Pleioblastus humilis 
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  Pleioblastus oleosus 
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  Pleioblastus pygmaeus 
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  Pleioblastus simonii 
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  Pleioblastus viridistriatus 
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PSEUDOSASA 
Genus of small to mostly medium sized bamboo, spreading rhizomes.
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  Pseudosasa amabilis 
Tonkin Cane (AKA Arundinaria amabilis)
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  Pseudosasa cantori 
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  Pseudosasa japonica 
Arrow Bamboo
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  Pseudosasa japonica 'Akebono' 
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  Pseudosasa japonica 'Akebono-suji' 
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  Pseudosasa japonica 'Tsutsumiana' 
Green Onion Bamboo
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  Pseudosasa longiligula 
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  Pseudosasa owatarii 
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  Pseudosasa usawai 
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  Pseudosasa viridula 
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QIONGZHUEA 
A genus of small to medium sized bamboos from China
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  Qionzhuea tumidissinoda 
AKA Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
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RHIPIDOCLADUM 
A genus of bamboos of the Americas
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SASA 
Genus of temperate bamboo. Spreading rhizomes. One branch per node. Large leaves.
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  Sasa kurilensis 'Simofuri' 
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  Sasa palmata 
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  Sasa senanensis 
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  Sasa veitchii 
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SASAELLA 
Genus of temperate bamboo. Smaller leaves, culms more upright than Sasa.
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  Sasaella bitchuensis 
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  Sasaella masamuneana 'Albostriata' 
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SCHIZOSTACHYUM 
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  Schizostachyum grande 
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  Schizostachyum sp? 
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SEMIARUNDINARIA 
Genus of bamboo from temperate regions, spreading rhizomes. Culms cylindrical, sheaths not persistent.
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  Semiarundinaria fastuosa 
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  Semiarundinaria okuboi 
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SHIBATAEA 
Genus of temperate bamboo. 3-5 branches per node.
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  Shibataea chinensis 
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  Shibataea kumasaca 
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  Shibataea lancifolia 
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SINOBAMBUSA 
Genus of bamboo similar to Semiarundinaria, except clums sheaths drop off earlier.
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  Sinobambusa sp. 
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  Sinobambusa tootsik 'Albostriata' 
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THAMNOCALAMUS 
Clumping mountain bamboos from eastern Asia and Africa
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  Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Merlyn' 
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THYRSOSTACHYS 
Genus of tropical clumping bamboos, small leaves, persistent culm sheaths
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  Thyrsostachys siamensis 
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YUSHANIA 
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Phyllostachys mannii 'Decora' - April 2004 Buckholts TX USA
Kinder and Mary Len Chambers
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Phyllostachys viridis 'Robert Young' - Rhizome TX USA
Mark Meckes
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photos from a wild grove
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Phyllostachys meyeri - April 2004, Cameron Park, Waco TX USA
Mark Meckes
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Dendrocalamus minor 'Amoenus' - Nov 2006, Buu Mon Gardens Port Arthur TX USA
Mark Meckes
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Phyllostachys nigra - Central TX USA
Mark Meckes
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Phyllostachys elegans - March 9, 2006, Austin TX USA
Mark Meckes
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Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' - PI#24761 Site 6-2, 2005, Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens, Savannah GA USA
Mark Meckes
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