Guadua angustifolia

Guadua angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Guadua
Species:	G. angustifolia
Binomial name
Guadua angustifolia Kunth[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
7 synonyms Arundarbor guadua(Bonpl.) Kuntze Bambusa guaduaBonpl. Nastus guadua(Bonpl.) Spreng. Bambusa inermisCaldas Guadua angustifolia var. bicolorLondoño Guadua angustifolia var. nigraLondoño Guadua intermediaE.Fourn.

Guadua angustifolia also known as the Colombian timber bamboo and Colombian giant thorny,^[3] is a species of clumping bamboo in the grass family Poaceae. It is found from Central to South America.^[4] It has a long flowering cycle, estimated to be between 30 and 35 years.^[5]

References

1. "Guadua angustifolia Knuth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
2. "Guadua angustifolia Knuth". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
3. "Guadua angustifolia".
4. "Guadua angustifolia". Tropicos. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
5. Young, Stephen M.; Judd, Walter S. (1992). "Systematics of the Guadua angustifolia Complex (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 79 (4): 744, 767. Bibcode:1992AnMBG..79..737Y. doi:10.2307/2399719. JSTOR 2399719.