Giant bamboo is a common name for several large species of bamboo and may refer to:

• Large species in the genus Bambusa include:
  • "Giant timber bamboo" ( Bambusa oldhamii), a large (to 20 m) bamboo species originating from Taiwan
  • Bambusa balcooa larger (to 25 m) from Indo-China
• Moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys edulis) a commercial species used for timber, crafts and its edible shoots, found in Japan, Taiwan, and China.
• "Madagascar giant bamboo" ( Cathariostachys madagascariensis), a bamboo species found in Madagascar
• species in the genus Dendrocalamus found from the Indian subcontinent throughout Southeast Asia
• species of the genus Gigantochloa found in tropical Southeast Asia
• species of the genus Guadua concentrated in the Amazon basin and the Orinoco basin

See also

• Bamboo

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