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 vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arundarbor blancoi (Steud.) KuntzeArundarbor fera (Oken) KuntzeArundarbor mitis (Lour.) KuntzeArundarbor monogyna (Blanco) KuntzeArundarbor striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) KuntzeArundo fera OkenArundo mitis Lour.Bambos mitis (Lour.) Poir.Bambusa arundinacea W.T.AitonBambusa auriculata KurzBambusa blancoi Steud.Bambusa fera (Oken) Miq.Bambusa humilis Rchb.Bambusa humilis Rchb. ex Rupr.Bambusa latiflora (Balansa) T.Q.NguyenBambusa madagascariensis Rivière & C.RivièreBambusa mitis (Lour.) Steud.Bambusa mitis BlancoBambusa monogyna BlancoBambusa nguyenii Ohrnb.Bambusa sieberi Griseb.Bambusa striata Lodd.Bambusa striata Lodd. ex Lindl.Bambusa surinamensis Rupr.Bambusa thouarsii (Raspail) KunthBambusa vulgaris f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) McClureBambusa vulgaris f. vittata (Rivière & C.Rivière) T.P.YiBambusa vulgaris f. vulgarisBambusa vulgaris f. waminii T.H.WenBambusa vulgaris subsp. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) GambleBambusa vulgaris var. aureovariegata BeadleBambusa vulgaris var. latiflora BalansaBambusa vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) GambleBambusa vulgaris var. vittata Rivière & C.RivièreBambusa wamin E.G.CamusBarbusa vulgaris Schrad.Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) KurzLeleba vulgaris (Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.) NakaiLeleba vulgaris subsp. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) NakaiLeleba vulgaris var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) NakaiNastus thouarsii RaspailNastus viviparus RaspailOxytenanthera auriculata (Kurz) PrainPhyllostachys mitis (Lour.) Rivière & C.RivièrePhyllostachys striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Nakai
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier392574-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.