Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusBambusa
Scientific name with authorshipBambusa bambos (L.) Voss
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundarbor agrestis (Lour.) KuntzeArundarbor arundinacea (Retz.) KuntzeArundarbor bambos (L.) KuntzeArundarbor maxima (Poir.) KuntzeArundarbor orientalis (Nees) KuntzeArundo agrestis Lour.Arundo arborea Mill.Arundo bambos L.Arundo bambu Lour.Arundo excelsa Salisb.Arundo indica NoronhaArundo maxima Lour.Bambos agrestis (Lour.) Poir.Bambos arundinacea Retz.Bambos arundo C.C.Gmel.Bambos arundo J.F.Gmel.Bambos bambos (L.) W.F.WrightBambos bambos (L.) WightBambos maxima Poir.Bambos quinqueflora StokesBambusa agrestis (Lour.) Steud.Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.Bambusa arundinacea Retz.Bambusa arundinacea var. gigantea BahadurBambusa arundinacea var. orientalis (Nees) GambleBambusa arundo J.F.Gmel.Bambusa arundo WightBambusa arundo Wight ex Steud.Bambusa bambos f. gigantea (Bahadur) S.S.Jain & S.BiswasBambusa bambos var. gigantea (Bahadur) Benn. & R.C.GaurBambusa bambusa HuthBambusa indica AndréBambusa maxima (Poir.) Steud.Bambusa neesiana Arn.Bambusa neesiana Arn. ex MunroBambusa orientalis NeesBarbusa bambos (L.) VossGigantochloa maxima (Poir.) KurzIschurochloa arundinacea var. orientalis (Nees) BuseNastus arundiaceus (Retz.) CoyteNastus arundinaceus (Retz.) Sm.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier392256-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.