Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa macroculmis A. & C. Rivière, Dendrocalamus flagellifer Munro, Dendrocalamus macroculmis (Rivière) J. Houz., Dendrocalamus merrillianus (Elmer) Elmer (Prosea), Bambusa aspera Schult. & Schult. f., Gigantochloa aspera (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz (GRIN), Gigantochloa aspera Kurz ex Teijsm. et Binn.
CHINESE : 
Ma lai ma zhu (Taiwan).
ENGLISH : Rough asper, Giant bamboo, Indonesian asper, Rough bamboo.
LAOTIAN : Hok.
MALAY : Buloh betong, Buloh beting, Buloh panching, Bambu betung (Indonesia), Deling petung (Java), Rebong china (Singapore).
SUNDANESE : Awi bitung.
TAGALOG : Bukawe.
THAI : 
Phai dtong (Phai tong, Pai tong, Pai
dtong), 
Phai dtong khieo,
Phai dtong moo, 
Phai dtong yai.
VIETNAMESE : 
, 
, 
.
VISAYAN : Butong.
Photograph by Hans Erken at Earthcare Enterprises.
Photograph by Kevin Long at Earthcare Enterprises.
Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
Photographs (of Bambusa macroculmis A. Rivière) at Dipartimento di Botanica, Università di Catania, Italy.
SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult. f.) Backer ex K. Heyne 'Hitam'
ENGLISH : Black-culmed rough bamboo.
MALAY : Bambu betung (Indonesia), Betung hitam.
THAI : 
Phai dtong dam.
Photographs, in gallery by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
Photograph (close-up of culms) by Rick Warwick at Tropical Bamboo.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa brandisii Munro, Sinocalamus brandisii (Munro) Keng f. , Arundarbor brandisii (Munro) Kuntze (W3Tropicos)
BENGALI : Bulka.
BURMESE : Kya lo wa, 
Wabo.
ENGLISH : Velvet leaf bamboo.
HINDI : Wanan (Manipur, India).
LAOTIAN : Mây hôt, Hôk.
THAI : Phai bongyai, Phai sangyen.
Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa calostachya Kurz, Sinocalamus calostachyus (Kurz) P. C. Keng (OHRN)
BURMESE : Wabo, Wara, Ura (Kachin).
SYNONYM(S) : Sinocalamus farinosus Keng & Keng f. (Wang)
CHINESE : 
Liang shan ci.
ENGLISH : Mealy dendrocalamus.
FRENCH : Dendrocalamus farineux.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa gigantea Wall., Sinocalamus giganteus (Wall.) Keng f. (Wang)
ASSAMESE : Worra
BURMESE : Wabo, Ban.
CHINESE : 
Long zhu, 
Ju zhu
(Taiwan).
ENGLISH : Dragon bamboo, Giant bamboo, Giant dendrocalamus.
HINDI : Maroobob (Manipur, India).
GERMAN : Riesenbambus (not specific enough).
KHMER : Russey prey.
LAOTIAN : Po'.
MALAY : Buloh betong, Bambu sembilang (Indonesia).
PORTUGUESE : Bambú-balde.
RUSSIAN : 
.
SPANISH : Bambú gigante.
THAI : 
Phai pau, 
Phai po (Phai pau), Phai pok, 
Phai wan, 
Wa kwa.
VIETNAMESE : 
, , 
.
Photographs, in gallery by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
Photograph at Earthcare Enterprises.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa monogynia Griff.
ASSAMESE : Kokwa.
ENGLISH : Tama bamboo, Hamilton dendrocalamus, Tufted bamboo.
HINDI : Kághzi báns, Pecha (Tripura, India).
LAOTIAN : Ko hoe, Hôk.
NEPALESE : Coya bans, 
Dhunge baans (Dhunge bans),
Taamaa baans (Tama bans), Tama seto, Tamo.
THAI : Phai nual yai, 
Mai nuan yai, 
Phai nuan yai, 
Phai
hok , Waa klu
(Karen).
VIETNAMESE : 
, 
, 
(no dot under ô),
.
NEPALESE : 
Guliyo taamaa baans, Taamaa baans (Tama bans).
NEPALESE : 
Coyaa baans (Coya bans, Choya
bans).
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees et
Arn. ex Munro var. undulatus
Stapleton (OHRN)
NEPALESE : Dhunge baans (Dhunge bans), Dhungre
bans.
MALAY : Buloh kapor.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa hookeri Rivière & C. Rivière
BURMESE : 
Wabo e.
NEPALESE : 
Bhaalu baans (Bhalu bans), 
Kaalo baans (Kalo bans),
Taamaa kaalo (Tama kalo), Dungrei bans.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa latiflora (Munro) Kurz. (PROSEA), Bambusa verticillata Willd. , Sinocalamus latiflorus (Munro) McClure (Masman,PROSEA,Wang)
BURMESE : Wa bo, 
Wa ni, Wa ra (Kachin).
CHINESE : 
Ma zhu (Ma tsu, Ma chu),
Tian
zhu, 
Tian zhu sun (Cantonese: t'im chuk
sun) (edible shoot).
ENGLISH : Sweet bamboo, Sweet giant bamboo, Taiwan giant bamboo, Big jute-bamboo, Large-flowered dendrocalamus.
JAPANESE : 
Ma chiku.
MALAY : Bambu taiwan (Indonesia).
RUSSIAN : 
.
TAGALOG : Botong.
THAI : Mai sangkham, Phai zangkum (Pai saang kum).
VIETNAMESE : 
, 
,
, 
(no dot under ô),
, 
.
MISCELLANEOUS (unidentified) : Mai kao quai (Shan), Ura (Kachin).
Photograph by R.Saporito at Tropical bamboo.
Photographs by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
Photograph at Earthcare Enterprises.
CHINESE : 
Mei nong ma zhu
(Taiwan) (Mei nung ma chu).
ENGLISH : Mei nung bamboo.
JAPANESE : 
Mino
ma chiku.
Photographs and description (in English) by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
Photograph (close-up of culms) by R. Saporito at Tropical Bamboo.
Photograph (close-up of culms) by R. Saporito at Tropical Bamboo.
SYNONYM(S) : Sinocalamus longifimbriatus (Gamble) Nguyen (OHRN)
BURMESE : 
Myin wa, Wa myin, Wa pyaw.
VIETNAMESE : 
.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa longispatha Kurz
BURMESE : 
Tabin daing wa, Talagu, Waya.
THAI : Phai lammalok, Mai hokdam.
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa macroculmis Rivière
SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus parviflorus Hackel (OHRN) , Gigantochloa merrilliana Elmer (OHRN)
TAGALOG : Bayog.
Considered by some authors as a synonym of Dendrocalamus asper (Schult. & Schult. f.) Backer ex K. Heyne but not by D. Ohrnberger.
BURMESE : Wabo e.
SYNONYM(S) : Sinocalamus minor McClure (Xie,OHRN)
CHINESE : 
Diao si zhu, 
Wu
yao zhu.
ENGLISH : Small dendrocalamus.
RUSSIAN : 
.
SYNONYM(S) : Dendrocalamus minor (McClure) Chia & H.L. Fung var. amoenus (Q. H. Dai & C. F. Huang) Hsueh & D. Z. Li (OHRN) , Sinocalamus minor McClure var. amoenus Q. H. Dai & C. F. Huang (OHRN)
ENGLISH : Striped culm small dendrocalamus, Striped culm ornamental dendrocalamus.
Photographs, in gallery by Rick Warwick at Bamboo Down Under, Australia.
SYNONYM(S) : Cephalostachyum malayaense Ridley (PROSEA), Schizostachyum subcordatum Ridley (PROSEA)
MALAY : Buloh akar, Buloh tali.
NEPALI : Bhaalu baans (Bhalu bans).
SYNONYM(S) : Oxytenanthera poilanei A. Cam.
VIETNAMESE : 
, 
.
VIETNAMESE : 
.
SYNONYM(S) : Gigantochloa sikkimensis xxxx (not in W3TROPICOS, GRIN, OHRN, Tanaka nor in Xie)
ENGLISH : Philippines sweet-shoot bamboo, Bhutan bamboo.
HINDI : Rawmi.
NEPALI : Bhaalu baans (Bhalu bans).
SYNONYM(S) : Bambusa pubescens Loddiges ex Loudon, hort. (OHRN) , Bambusa stricta (Roxb.) Roxb., Bambos stricta Roxb., Nastus strictus (Roxb.) Smith, Bambusa verticillata Rottler. (OHRN)
BENGALI : 
Kataila ,Karail.
BURMESE : 
, 
Myin byu, Myin wa.
CHINESE : 
Mu zhu, 
Yin du shi zhu (Taiwan).
ENGLISH : Male bamboo, Calcutta bamboo, Solid bamboo.
FRENCH : Bambou gaulette.
GERMAN : Riesenbambus.
GUJARATI : Nakur bans.
HINDI : 
Baans, 
Baans
kaabana, 
Lakdibans,
Lathi bans (Tripura, India ),
Narabans.
ITALIAN : Bambù della Bengala.
KANNADA : 
Bidaru, 
Gandulediru, 
Kiriibidiiruu.
LAOTIAN : S'a:ng.
MALAY : Bambu batu (Indonesia), Buloh batu, Pring peting (Java).
MARATHI : 
Baariivela, 
Velaa.
NEPALESE : 
Kaban baans (Kaban bans),
Maalbans (Malbans).
RUSSIAN : 
.
TAMIL : Kalmungil, 
Sinnamungil, 
Sirumungil.
TELUGU : 
Panaveduru,
Rataveduru,
Sadanapa veduru, 
Veduru.
THAI : 
Mai nuan, 
Mai sang, 
Phai nuan, 
Phai sang., 
Phai ta
dam.
VIETNAMESE : 
.
Dendrocalamus
wabo Brandis ex Camus (OHRN)
BURMESE : Wabo.
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Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : Huyen Phan, Pankaj Oudhia .
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