EPPO Global Database

Bambusa balcooa(BAMBA)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BAMBA
  • Preferred name: Bambusa balcooa
  • Authority: Roxburgh

Notes

Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina (Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam). Cultivated as a durable insect-resistant building material. Introduced in South Africa


Common names
Name Language
balcooa bamboo English
Cape bamboo English
plains bamboo English
bambou balcooa French
бамбук капский Russian