DIFFERENT KINDS OF BAMBOO

NAME PICTURE DESCRIPTION

Green Buho. Description:

Culms are closely tufted
forming a clump more or less
30m tall and up to 100 in a
clump. Internodes are green
bearing white-waxy bloom.
BUHO Leaf blades are smooth
above, with very fine hairs
underneath.

Spring bamboo shoot is the

young shoot that has broken
through the soil and appears
above ground, as opposed to
winter bamboo shoots that are
harvested while they are still
in the ground. The tip of the
shoot is incredibly tender and
SPRING BAMBOO sweet. That’s the reason why
they are eagerly anticipated
during the few months they
are available in the spring.
 NAME PICTURE DESCRIPTION

Kauayan-kiling is an erect,
loosely tufted plant. Stems
are yellowish or yellowish-
green, up to 17 meters high,
15 centimeters in diameter,
naked at the base, without
KAWAYAN KILING spiny branches. Leaves are
lanceolate, up to 35
centimeters long, 4
centimeters wide, often
smaller.

Bayog has many

characteristics similar to the
popular Bambusa blumeana
(Thorny Bamboo/ Kawayan
Tinik). Both Bambusa
blumeana and Bambusa
spinosa are commonly used
in vernacular bamboo houses.
BAYOG It is one of the most persistent
and predictive in relation to
growth and lignification of all
the endemic bamboo species
in the country, which makes
it a highly utilised species.

NAME PICTURE DESCRIPTION

DWARFED BAMBOO
Dwarf bamboo is a small size
bamboo species that
distributes in Eastern Asia.
On the classification of
bamboo in Japan, dwarf
bamboo is separated from the
other bamboos. For dwarf
bamboo, the sheath of culm
remains until its death,
whereas other bamboo
species are removed their
sheath during the process of
culm growth.