Poaceae
Polymorph bamboo
Bambusa polymorpha
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bambusa
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Common names
By language (5)
- Bangla
- তল্লা বাঁশ
- Burmese
- ကြသောင်းဝါး
- Chinese
- 灰竿竹, 灰秆竹
- English
- Polymorph bamboo, Bengal Bamboo, Polymorph bamboo
- Vietnamese
- Lồ ô Trường Sơn
Synonyms
- Arundarbor polymorpha (Munro) Kuntze
- Bambusa cyanostachya Kurz ex Gamble
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Dvellakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dvellakat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tausheef Hassan Auntu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tausheef Hassan Auntu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.