Galapagos Species Database
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Bambusa vulgaris
Bambú, bambú común, Bamboo, common bamboo
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Species
vulgaris
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Bambusa vulgaris var. vittata Rivière & C. Rivière; Varieties not accepted (POWO, 2022).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2006
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
- Greuter, W. Rankin Rodriguez, R. (2015) (2344) Proposal to conserve the name Bambusa vulgaris (Gramineae) with a conserved type Greuter, W. & Rankin Rodriguez, R. (2015). (2344) Proposal to conserve the name Bambusa vulgaris (Gramineae). TAXON, 64(1), 171-173 with a conserved type
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bambusa vulgaris", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20407. Accessed 5 November 2026.