Guadua

23 Jan

33 Species

The genus Guadua contains the largest bamboos in tropical America. Stems can reach up to 30 m in height and to 20 cm in diameter. The name Guadua (pronounced 'gua-du-a') comes from the common name used by the people of Colombia.

Bamboo species of the genus Guadua are native to Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. They usually occur in hot lowland regions within forests and savannas.

Guadua is used as a building material for construction and similar purposes; only one species (Guadua sarcocarpa) is recorded to be consumed as a vegetable.

Guadua Species List

Species	Origin	Diameter	Height
Guadua aculeata	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama	∅ 150 mm	⇑ 25 m
Guadua amplexifolia	Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela	∅ 100 mm	⇑ 20 m
Guadua angustifolia	Venezuela to N. Peru	∅ 150 mm	⇑ 30 m
Guadua calderoniana	Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast	∅ 35 mm	⇑ 20 m
Guadua chacoensis	Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay	∅ 150 mm	⇑ 20 m
Guadua chaparensis	Bolivia	∅ 120 mm	⇑ 25 m
Guadua ciliata	Brazil North, Venezuela	∅ 20 mm	⇑ 10 m
Guadua glomerata	Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela	∅ 45 mm	⇑ 12 m
Guadua incana	Colombia	∅ 90 mm	⇑ 18 m
Guadua inermis	Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast		⇑ 17 m
Guadua latifolia	French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela	∅ 70 mm	⇑ 11 m
Guadua longifolia	Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua	∅ 50 mm	⇑ 10 m
Guadua lynnclarkiae	Peru	∅ 170 mm	⇑ 27 m
Guadua maclurei	Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama	∅ 40 mm	⇑ 15 m
Guadua macrospiculata	Brazil North, Colombia	∅ 40 mm	⇑ 15 m
Guadua macrostachya	Brazil North, French Guiana	∅ 70 mm	⇑ 18 m
Guadua maculosa	Brazil North	∅ 12 mm
Guadua magna	Brazil West-Central	∅ 130 mm	⇑ 23 m
Guadua paniculata	Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela	∅ 70 mm	⇑ 10 m
Guadua paraguayana	Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Paraguay	∅ 40 mm	⇑ 10 m
Guadua refracta	Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central		⇑ 12 m
Guadua sarcocarpa	Bolivia, Brazil North, Peru	∅ 100 mm	⇑ 20 m
Guadua superba	Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname	∅ 150 mm	⇑ 20 m
Guadua tagoara	Argentina Northeast, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast	∅ 80 mm	⇑ 12 m
Guadua takahashiae	Peru	∅ 140 mm	⇑ 15 m
Guadua trinii	Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay	∅ 50 mm	⇑ 10 m
Guadua tuxtlensis	Mexico Gulf	∅ 140 mm	⇑ 20 m
Guadua uncinata	Colombia, Ecuador	∅ 60 mm	⇑ 8 m
Guadua variegata	Argentina Northeast	∅ 35 mm	⇑ 10 m
Guadua velutina	Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast	∅ 100 mm	⇑ 15 m
Guadua venezuelae	Venezuela
Guadua virgata	Brazil West-Central	∅ 7 mm	⇑ 7 m
Guadua weberbaueri	Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru		⇑ 18 m