BISH 122292Botany

Bambusa vulgaris

common bamboo

As recorded: Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24485
Date: May 25, 1946
Locality: Manitu Village
Island: Udot Island
Region: Truk (=Chuuk), Micronesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: McClure, F.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

70 Bishop specimens of Bambusa vulgaris · collected 1909–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 25, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Bambusa vulgaris observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,885 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Toro Botanical Garden, Fort Portal, Western, UG

(c) Dorren Nangonzi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Kauaʻi, Kilauea, HI, US

(c) Phillip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) matiascoss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) matiascoss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) maryangelyflecha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) Esteban Perez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Bambusa vulgaris. BISH 122292. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358879. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/122292.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956358879 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026