Poaceae
Bambusa

Bambusa polymorpha Munro

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 26: 98 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand

Introduced into:

Cuba, Ecuador, India, Jawa, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Datta, B.K., Saha, R. Roy, M. & Majumder, K. (2008). Grasses of West Tripura district, Tripura, India. Pleione 2: 98-105.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Kumari, P., Singh, P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 30: 1-334. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Kumari, P., Singh, P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 30: 1-334. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876810 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [102] Burma K002876780 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [s.n.] Burma K002876774 Yes
Soejatmi; Soderstorm, T.R. [184] Indonesia K002877355 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K002876790 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [102] Burma K002876782 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [s.n.] Burma K002876777 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW1802] Indonesia K002877346 Yes
Smales, C.B. [s.n.] Burma K002876784 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [102] Burma K002876779 Yes
Widjaja, E.A. [EAW1802] Indonesia K002877345 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [102] Burma K002876781 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21046-6] Burma K002876794 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002877347 Yes
Brandis, D. [1] Burma K000357956 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002877351 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21046-6] Burma K002876793 Yes
Freeman, W.R. [8] K002878230 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002877350 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876806 Yes
[Treub] [s.n.] Thailand K002877348 Yes
Soejima; Soderstrom, T.R. [184] Indonesia K002877352 Yes
Kurz, S. [3172] Burma K002876783 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21307] India K002878227 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13380] Liberia K002877805 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13380] Liberia K002877806 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [22675] India K002876804 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20956] United States K002878044 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [6] K002876792 Yes
Smales, C.B. [s.n.] Burma K002876785 Yes
Soejatmi; Soderstrom, T.R. [184] Indonesia K002877358 Yes
Freeman, W.R. [8] K002878229 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876803 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876807 Yes
Soejatmi; Soderstron, T.R. [184] Indonesia K002877354 Yes
Freeman, W.R. [8] K002878231 Yes
Soejima; Soderstrom, T.R. [184] Indonesia K002877353 No
Niyomdham, C. [4583] Thailand K000631623 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [4583] Thailand K000631622 Yes
Munro [s.n.] Burma K002876773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876809 Yes
Ngwenya, A.M. [751] South Africa K000795310 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876811 Yes
Jack, J.G. [8297] Cuba K002878228 Yes
Mann, G.; Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876799 Yes
Soejatmi; Soderstrom, T.R. [184] Indonesia K002877356 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876797 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21307] India K002878226 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K002876776 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [22688] India K002876808 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876802 Yes
Gupta, S.K.; Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876801 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20930] United States K002878042 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002876795 Yes
McClelland, Dr. [s.n.] Bangladesh K001097806 Type Yes
McLelland, J. [s.n.] Burma K000854844 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kurz, P. [149] Burma K002876789 Yes
Soejatmi [186] K002877357 Yes
Smales, C.B. [s.n.] Burma K002876787 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K002876775 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [22675] India K002876805 Yes
Kurz, S. [149] Burma K002876788 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23323] K002876791 Yes
Smales, C.B. [s.n.] Burma K002876786 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Thailand K002877349 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002876796 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K002876778 Yes
Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876800 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20956] United States K002878043 Yes
Mann, G.; Gupta, S.K. [s.n.] India K002876798 Yes
McClure, F.A. [20956] United States K000795309 No

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    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0