Poaceae
Bambusa

Bambusa tulda Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 193 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a bamboo and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Iraq, Puerto Rico

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.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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.
  • Lepcha, S.R., Sharma, T.P. & Das, A.P. (2009). Diversity and distribution of Bamboos in Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary in Sikkim, India. Pleione 3(1): 13-17.
  • 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.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

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.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 7, 1995 Kerr, A.F.G. [15371] Thailand K000621881 Yes
Aug 7, 1995 Kerr, A.F.G. [15371] Thailand K000621883 Yes
Aug 7, 1995 Kerr, A.F.G. [15371] Thailand K000621882 Yes
Aug 7, 1995 Kerr, A.F.G. [15371] Thailand K000621880 Yes
Sep 1, 1984 Kerr, A.F.G. [10587] Thailand K000621865 Yes
Sep 1, 1984 Kerr, A.F.G. [10589] Thailand K000621866 Yes
Sep 1, 1984 Kerr, A.F.G. [10589] Thailand K000621867 Yes
Sep 1, 1984 Kerr, A.F.G. [10589] Thailand K000621868 Yes
Jan 1, 1948 McClure, F.A. [21583] Guatemala K001472142 Yes
Jan 1, 1948 McClure, F.A. [21583] Guatemala K001472143 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2921] Thailand K000621876 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2921] Thailand K000621875 Yes
[Pani Ram Das] [s.n.] India K002876850 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [s.n.] Burma K001651330 Yes
Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] India K002876888 Yes
s.coll. [5865] Burma K002876891 Yes
Maurin [s.n.] Burma K002876991 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [6861 A] India K002876914 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [913] India K002876999 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [305] Burma K002876945 Yes
Forman, L.L. [633] K002877366 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876845 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [1285] India K002876962 Yes
Atkinson, D.J. [s.n.] Burma K002876885 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21131] India K002877005 Yes
Stapleton [1159] India K002876851 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23] India K002876964 Yes
[Jarakison Gupta] [22683] India K002876925 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21186] United States K002878053 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K002876993 Yes
Smitinand, T. [4200] Thailand K000631628 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [581] Burma K002876971 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21280] Brazil K001032017 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876998 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7641] India K002876918 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002875808 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002877001 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R. [2576] Burma K002876981 Yes
Larsen, K. [9337] Thailand K000631625 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [1285] India K002876959 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] K002876935 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [581] Burma K002876972 Yes
Mann, G.; [Pani Ram Das] [[31]] India K002876844 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2711] Burma K002876890 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876933 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002876965 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [853] Burma K002876983 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21110-70] India K002876911 Yes
Kurz, S. [154] Burma K002876947 Yes
Lace, J.H. [6158] Burma K002876901 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [481A] India K002877099 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2730] Burma K002876896 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Calderon, C.E. [2565] Indonesia K002877370 Yes
Shakespeare, W. [123] K002876846 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [853] Burma K002876980 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [889] Burma K002876973 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13383] Liberia K002877801 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2719] Burma K002876893 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002875809 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7642] India K002876912 Yes
Faber, E. (Revd) [1115] China K002876020 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] K002876934 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876994 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K002876950 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [889] Burma K002876974 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10194] Thailand K000621861 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10194] Thailand K000621859 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10194] Thailand K000621860 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K002876898 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876847 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] K002876936 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876928 Yes
Oliver, W. [s.n.] Burma K002876949 Yes
Stapleton [451] India K002876856 Yes
Raizada, M.B. [s.d.] K002877006 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [392] Burma K002876957 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2495] Burma K002876892 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] K002876849 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23] India K002876963 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002876996 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876909 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [303] Burma K002876944 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [853] Burma K002876979 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Thongsorn, P.; Chalerm; Loong Puan [SD1437] Thailand K000795306 No
Raizada, M.B. [s.n.] K002877004 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21280] Brazil K001032014 Yes
Lace, J.H. [2708] Burma K002876986 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1029] Thailand K000621862 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1029] Thailand K000621863 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Calderon, C.E. [2565] Indonesia K002877373 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3147] Thailand K000621878 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3147] Thailand K000621879 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3147] Thailand K000621877 Yes
Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] India K002876887 Yes
s.coll. [6716] K002876858 Yes
Oliver, J.W. [s.n.] Burma K002876899 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [9[9]5] Burma K001651331 Yes
Stapleton [1159] India K002876852 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7709] K002876915 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21078-38] K002877003 Yes
Forman, L.L. [s.n.] Indonesia K002877369 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7642] K002876913 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8754] Thailand K000621869 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8754] Thailand K000621872 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8754] Thailand K000621873 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8754] Thailand K000621870 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [8754] Thailand K000621871 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876997 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21797] India K002876943 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [4782] Thailand K000621864 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876995 Yes
Lace, J.H. [6158] Burma K002876900 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2921] Thailand K000621874 Yes
Hosseus, C.C. [408] Thailand K000631631 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21712] United States K002878051 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21797] India K002876939 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876903 Yes
McClure, F.A. [[21196]] United States K002878052 Yes
Manen [s.n.] Burma K002876992 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13383] Liberia K002877802 Yes
Lace, J.H. [6081] Burma K002876889 Yes
[Pani Ram Das] [s.n.] India K002876843 Yes
Lace, J.H. [2752] Burma K002876985 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876923 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4701] Burma K002876897 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876938 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K002876902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876931 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [853] Burma K002876978 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [25310] India K002877002 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2719] Burma K002876894 Yes
Lace, J.H. [2708] Burma K002876987 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21797] India K002876940 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876908 Yes
Poilane, M. [24929] Vietnam K002877173 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876932 Yes
How, F.C.; Chun, N.K. [70287] China K002876022 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7641] K002876916 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1027] Thailand K000631630 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] K002877174 Yes
Stapleton [451] India K002876854 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876857 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Calderon, C.E. [2565] Indonesia K002877372 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3186] Burma K002876954 Yes
Alizzi [34290] Iraq K000795315 No
Parker, R.N. [3186] Burma K002876953 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876904 Yes
s.coll. [20] Burma K002876990 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002876967 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21797] India K002876941 Yes
Wallich [5027] India K000357960 Type Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13376] Liberia K002877803 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [6697] Thailand K000631626 Yes
Forman, L.L. [633] K002877367 Yes
Mann, G. [21855] India K002876910 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876920 Yes
[Pani Ramdos] [s.n.] India K002876922 Yes
Kurz, S. [154] Burma K002876946 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [101] Burma K002876956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002875806 Yes
[W. P. McHarg] [s.n.] Burma K002876951 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17] India K002876969 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21280] Brazil K001032016 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [995] Burma K002876977 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7641] India K002876917 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [4017] Thailand K000631632 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21797] India K002876942 Yes
s.coll. [[81]] Burma K001651332 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10527] Thailand K000621858 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10527] Thailand K000621855 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10527] Thailand K000621856 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10527] Thailand K000621857 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [1285] India K002876960 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876921 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002876970 Yes
Parker, R.N. [2730] Burma K002876895 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002876966 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [45] India K002876968 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4701] Burma K002876948 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [101] Burma K002876955 Yes
[Pani Ram Das] [22665] India K002876848 Yes
Stapleton [451] India K002876855 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [481] India K002877100 Yes
Forman, L.L. [633] K002877368 Yes
Stapleton [919] Nepal K002876853 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002877000 Yes
s.coll. [[3657]] K002876859 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R. [2576] Burma K002876982 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002876930 Yes
Bannerjee, S.G. [s.n.] India K002876924 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21695] United States K002878050 Yes
Rogers, C.G. [889] Burma K002876975 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C. [889] Burma K002876976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002876021 Yes
Mann, G. [33] K002876937 Yes
Lace, J.H. [2752] Burma K002876984 Yes
Bunchuai, K. [761] Thailand K000631629 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7642] Burma K002876886 Yes
Raizada, M.B. [s.n.] K002877007 Yes
Wallich, N. [5030] India K000357962 Type Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Burma K002876952 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000357961 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21809] India K002876989 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002875807 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21280] Brazil K001032015 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [1285] India K002876958 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [1285] India K002876961 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21855] India K002876906 Yes
Baldwin Jr., J.T. [13376] Liberia K002877804 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Calderon, C.E. [2565] Indonesia K002877371 Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.] India K002876929 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1124] Thailand K000631627 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [70] India K002876907 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K002876905 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21583], Guatemala K001472142 Yes
McClure, F.A. [21583], Guatemala K001472143 Yes

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