Sasa – native to Korea, Japan, and eastern Russia ( Sakhalin).Phyllostachys rivalis – endemic to China.Phyllostachys bambusoides – native to China, Taiwan, and Japan.Phyllostachys edulis – native to South China and Taiwan.Phyllostachys – native from the Himalayas to East Asia.Gigantochloa levis – native to Island Southeast Asia.Gigantochloa atter – native to Island Southeast Asia.Dendrocalamus strictus – native to tropical Southeast Asia and India.Dendrocalamus membranaceus – native to tropical Southeast Asia.Dendrocalamus latiflorus – native to South China and Taiwan.Dendrocalamus asper – native to Southeast Asia.Dendrocalamus – native to tropical South Asia, Southeast Asia, and South China.Chimonobambusa – native to the Himalayas, Mainland Southeast Asia, China, and Japan.

Bambusa vulgaris – native to Mainland Southeast Asia and Yunnan, China.Bambusa tuldoides – native to Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Mainland Southeast Asia.Bambusa tulda – native to the Himalayas region, Yunnan, and northern Mainland Southeast Asia.Bambusa philippinensis – endemic to the Philippines.Bambusa polymorpha – native to Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, and northeastern India.

Bambusa oldhamii – native to Taiwan and South China.

Bambusa merrilliana – endemic to the Philippines.

Bambusa gibboides – native to Guangdong, China.

Bambusa blumeana – native to Island Southeast Asia.

Bambusa beecheyana – native to South China to Mainland Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

Bambusa balcooa – native to the Indian subcontinent to Mainland Southeast Asia.

Bambusa – the most commonly harvested bamboo in tropical and subtropical Asia, occurring from the Philippines to India, and from Sumatra to southern China.

Acidosasa chinensis – endemic to Guangdong, China.

Acidosasa edulis – endemic to the provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, China.

Acidosasa – native to South China and Vietnam.

These are usually from species that are also cultivated for other uses. Most young shoots of bamboo are edible after being boiled to remove toxins, but only around a hundred or so species are harvested regularly for edible shoots. The toxins are also destroyed in the canning process. The toxins must be destroyed by thorough cooking and for this reason fresh bamboo shoots are boiled before being used in other ways. Raw bamboo shoots contain cyanogenic glycosides, natural toxins also contained in cassava. They are sold in various processed shapes, and are available in fresh, dried, and canned versions. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes and broths. †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.īamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis.

Shoots & leaves