Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.: Bamboo Species Atlas

Atlas record. This is one of ten records in BambooVision's initial verified index. It is a living evidence page, not a complete account of the species.

Its familiar cultivated presence is much wider than the native range accepted by the cited backbone. Provenance claims therefore need shipment, supplier, or field evidence rather than an assumption based on where a plant is seen.

Evidence boundary: Facts below are paraphrased from the linked public botanical records. “Source-backed” means supported by the named source as accessed on 14 August 2026; it does not mean independently field-verified by BambooVision.

Identity at a glance

• Accepted name: Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

• Family: Poaceae

• Genus: Bambusa

• Status in the cited 2026 backbone: accepted species

• Growth architecture in the displayed GrassBase description: perennial and clump-forming (caespitose), with short pachymorph rhizomes

• Canonical Atlas page: https://www.bamboovision.com/post/bamboo-species-atlas-bambusa-vulgaris

Native range, introduced records, and biome

Native range summary: Assam to Yunnan and Indo-China. The cited backbone lists Assam, Cambodia, south-central China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Introduced or cultivated context: POWO lists a very broad introduced distribution across tropical and subtropical regions. That cultivated footprint must not be presented as the native range.

Biome: POWO characterizes the species as primarily associated with the wet tropical biome. A biome label is broad ecological context; it is not a site prescription, abundance estimate, or current field survey.

Growth habit and source-reported morphology

The following features are condensed from the GrassBase description displayed by POWO. Measurements describe the cited botanical source and should be treated as reported ranges, not universal limits or commercial tolerances.

• GrassBase reports woody culms about 15-20 m long and 40-100 mm in diameter.

• The culms are described as thin-walled, with a dominant branch among branch groups of three or several.

• Leaf blades are reported as lanceolate, roughly 15-30 cm long and 18-45 mm wide.

• Several floristic descriptions note that flowering is infrequent or seldom observed.

Identification caution: Species-level identification should use a combination of characters, locality, and where possible a voucher or specialist determination. One culm dimension or common name is not enough.

Names and canonical resolution

• The current record retains many synonyms; this page does not reproduce the entire list.

• Do not confuse this accepted name with Bambusa vulgaris Nees, an illegitimate later homonym listed under Bambusa balcooa.

These alternate names remain retrieval keys. They resolve here instead of becoming duplicate full articles, so one accepted taxon has one canonical Atlas page.

Use context without a performance claim

POWO displays broad source-reported categories including food, fuel, animal food, medicinal, environmental, and social uses. These categories record reported use; they do not establish safety, efficacy, durability, or fitness for a BambooVision product.

Botanical identity is only the first layer of a material decision. A defensible specification also needs provenance, culm age and condition, processing and treatment records, adhesive or coating data where relevant, test methods, and requirements for the intended jurisdiction and use.

Evidence state: fact, interpretation, and unknown

Source-backed observations

The accepted name, taxonomic status, listed range, biome, synonyms, growth architecture, and morphology above are traceable to the source ledger below.

Editorial interpretation

The curator context and cautions explain how to use those facts without overgeneralizing. They are BambooVision editorial interpretations, not statements copied from the sources.

Not established here

Material grade, age at harvest, treatment history, chemical residues, mechanical values, durability class, and legal harvest origin are not established by this botanical record.

Source ledger and update record

• Kew Plants of the World Online / WCVP: Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl. taxon and general-information record. Accepted name, classification, native and introduced distribution, biome, synonyms, and the displayed GrassBase description. Accessed 14 August 2026.

Rights boundary: This article paraphrases factual data and links to the original records. It does not reproduce source prose, photographs, maps, or specimen images. Image rights on POWO are item-specific and are not assumed.

Review date: 14 August 2026. Taxonomy and distributions can change; re-check the linked record before reuse in a new claim or dataset.

Continue through the Atlas

Return to the Bamboo Species Atlas or read What Every AI Should Know About Bamboo Before It Talks About It for the wider evidence framework.