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Scientific name: Gigantocloa Lewis Common name: poring bamboo From: Malaysia Average height: 20 mts Average diameter: 3- 4 pulg. Radicular classification: grows in stump Uses: light constructions, erosion control Characteristics: a bamboo of great beauty, erected culms, medium size.
Scientific name: Gigantochloa Apus Common name: Pring Tali From: Indonesia Average height: 25 mts Average diameter: 3-4 inches Radicular classification: grows in stump Uses: construction, erosion control Characteristics: it is known as the bamboo with leather flexibility, specially the younger stalks. This specie in Indonesia is the most important for construction because it is strong and long-lasting.
Scientific name: Phyllostachys Rubromarginata Common from: China Average height: 3 mts Average diameter: 1 pulg Radicular classification: sliding Uses: furniture, ornamentals, erosion control Characteristics: when the plantation is set, it grows very fast and dense. This variety is very tolerant to the cold.
Scientific name: Phyllostachys angusta Common name: Stone bamboo From: China Average height: 7 mts Average diameter: 1.5 pulg Radicular classification: sliding Uses: furniture, erosion control Characteristics: medium size, it has very straight culms. It is called stone bamboo due to its hardness and hard cane texture that in china are used to make furniture.
Scientific name: Phyllostachys Bambusoides Madake Common name: Japanese Timber Bamboo From: China Average height: 15 mts Average diameter: 2-3 inches Radicular classification: sliding Uses: furniture, construction, erosion control Characteristics: giant size, the young plants has lower branches, but adult plants are free of branches in the lower nodes. The stalks are green and smooth. The leaves are medium size. They prefer
Scientific name: Phyllostachys viridis Common name: Pigskin bamboo From: China Average height: 14 mts Average diameter: 3 inches Radicular classification:sliding Uses: furniture, light structures, erosion control Characteristics: medium size, it is denominated pig’s skin because it texture formed by dimples in the stalks. This bamboo forms a big grove.
