Table 3.
Records of flowering cycle of some bamboo species.
| Species | Flowering cycle (years) | References |
|---|---|---|
| Ampelocalamus scandens | 29 | (Zhang J. X. et al., 1992) |
| Acidosasa notata | >50 | (Xu et al., 2012) |
| Bambusa arnhemica | 41–51 | (Franklin, 2010) |
| B. balcooa | 32–34 | (Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| B. bambos | 30–40, 47–52 | (Kurz, 1876; Bourdillon, 1895; Nicholls, 1895; Brandis, 1899, 1906; Troup, 1921; Blatter and Parker, 1929; Blatter, 1930; Dutra, 1938; Ueda, 1960; Mitra and Nayak, 1972; Janzen, 1976; Fu, 1985; Bennet et al., 1990; Tewari, 1993; Seethalakshmi and Muktesh Kumar, 1998; Poudyal, 2009) |
| B. copelandii | 47–48 | (Raizada, 1948; McClure, 1966) |
| B. nutans subsp. cupulata | 35 | (Poudyal, 2009) |
| B. polymorpha | 54–60, >50, >68, 80 | (Kwe, 1904; Bradley, 1914; Seifriz, 1923; Jiao, 1956; Ueda, 1960; Janzen, 1976) |
| B. teres | 35–60 | (Fu, 1985; Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| B. tulda | 48 | (Ram and Gopal, 1981) |
| B. vulgaris | 150+ | (Janzen, 1976) |
| Bashania fargesii | 50–60 | (Liu and Fu, 2007) |
| Chimonobambusa quadrangularis | 100+ | (McClure, 1966) |
| Ch. utilis | ~60 | (Zhang et al., 1994) |
| Chusquea abietifolia | 30–34 | (Seifriz, 1920, 1950; Janzen, 1976) |
| Ch. culeou | 12, 14–20, 61–62 | (Janzen, 1976; Pearson et al., 1994; González and Donoso, 1999; Jaksic and Lima, 2010; Tagle et al., 2013; Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Ch. lorentziana | 32 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Ch. montana | 41 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Ch. quila | 15–20, 45 | (Janzen, 1976; Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Ch. ramosissima | 23, 29 | (Dutra, 1938; Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Ch. tenella | 15–16 | (Dutra, 1938; Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Ch. valdiviensis | 50–70 | (González and Donoso, 1999; Tagle et al., 2013) |
| Dendrocalamus faleatun | 28–30 | (Janzen, 1976; Zhou, 1984; Lin et al., 2009) |
| D. giganteus | 40, ~76 | (Janzen, 1976; Lin, 2009) |
| D. hamiltonii | 25, 30, 44 | (Gupta, 1972; Janzen, 1976; Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| D. hookeri | 117 | (Janzen, 1976) |
| D. strictus | 8–9, 12–15, 20–70, 7–70 | (Troup, 1921; Kadambi, 1949; Jiao, 1956; Ueda, 1960; McClure, 1966; Shah, 1968; Wang and Chen, 1971; Gupta, 1972; Khan, 1972; Janzen, 1976; Fu, 1985; Fan and Qiu, 1987; Wu, 1988) |
| Drepanostachyum falcatum | 20–30, 35 | (Lowndes, 1947; Jiao, 1956; Fu, 1985; Fan and Qiu, 1987; Lin, 2009) |
| D. intermedium | 10 | (Brandis, 1899) |
| Fargesia denudata | 50–60, 63 | (Shao, 1986; Yu et al., 1987; Liu and Fu, 2007) |
| F. murielae | 35, 80–100, 110 | (Tredici, 1998; Li and Denich, 2004) |
| F. nitida | 50–60 | (Qin, 1995) |
| F. robusta | 50–60 | (Liu and Fu, 2007) |
| F. scabrida | 50–60 | (Qin, 1995; Liu and Fu, 2007) |
| F. spathacea | 35, 110 | (Li and Denich, 2004) |
| Guadua chacoensis | 31 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| G. paraguayana | 38 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| G. sarcocarpa | 26–29 | (Nelson, 1994; de Carvalho et al., 2013) |
| G. trinii | 30–32 | (Dutra, 1938; Janzen, 1976; Guerreiro, 2014) |
| G. weberbaueri | 27–28 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Himalayacalamus falconeri | 20–38 | (Tingle, 1904; Bean, 1907; Holttum, 1956; Janzen, 1976; Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| Indocalamus latifolius | ~100 | (Anonymous, 1961) |
| I. tessellatus | 60, >115 | (McClure, 1966; Yuan et al., 2008) |
| Kuruna wightiana | 1 | (Janzen, 1976; Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| Melocanna baccifera | 7–10, 26–50 | (Ueda, 1960; Janzen, 1976; Ram and Gopal, 1981; Fu, 1985; Fan and Qiu, 1987; Lin et al., 2009; Singleton et al., 2010; Govindan et al., 2016) |
| Merostachys anomala | 30 | (Dutra, 1938) |
| M. burchellii | 30 | (Dutra, 1938) |
| M. clausenii | 32 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| M. fistulosa | 30–34 | (Janzen, 1976; Jaksic and Lima, 2010) |
| M. multiramea | 31–33 | (Budke et al., 2010; Guerreiro, 2014) |
| M. skvortzovii | 30–34 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| M. sp. | 11 | (Janzen, 1976) |
| Nastus elegantissimus | 3 | (Kurz, 1876) |
| Neehouzeaua dullooa | 14–17 | (Gupta, 1972) |
| Neololeba amahussana | 1 | (Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| Ochlandra scriptoria | 1 | (McClure, 1966) |
| O. stridula | 1 | (Janzen, 1976; Zhou, 1984; Lin et al., 2009) |
| O. travancorica | 7, 28–30 | (Broun, 1887; Jiao, 1956; Janzen, 1976; Fu, 1985; Fan and Qiu, 1987) |
| Oldeania alpina | ~40 | (Janzen, 1976) |
| Otatea acuminata subsp. aztecorum | 30–35 | (Anonymous, 2004) |
| O. ramirezii | 8–30 | (Ruiz-Sanchez, 2013) |
| Oxytenanthera abyssinica | 7–21 | (Fanshawe, 1972; Janzen, 1976) |
| Phyllostachys aurea | 13–19 | (Janzen, 1976) |
| Ph. dulcis | 42–43 | (Adamson, 1978) |
| Ph. edulis | >48, 67 | (Janzen, 1976; Watanabe et al., 1980) |
| Ph. fimbriligula | >60 | (Chen et al., 1995) |
| Ph. glauca | 50–60 or 120 | (Zhang, 1977) |
| Ph. heteroclada | 50–60, ~80 | (Li and Denich, 2004; Wang and Wu, 2009) |
| Ph. nigra | 40–50 | (Lin et al., 2010) |
| Ph. nigra var. henonis | 40–50, 58–63 | (Kawamura, 1927; Wu, 1988; Li and Denich, 2004; Lin, 2009) |
| Ph. reticulata | 40–50, 60 or 100, 115, 120, >100 | (Kawamura, 1927; Ueda, 1960; Numata, 1970; Chen, 1973; Janzen, 1976; Lu, 1980; Zhou, 1984; Li and Denich, 2004) |
| Pleioblastus argenteastriatus | >26 | (Lin et al., 2017) |
| Pl. pygmaeus | >26 | (Lin et al., 2017) |
| Pl. simonii var. variegata | 30 | (McClure, 1966) |
| Rhipidocladum neumannii | 21 | (Guerreiro, 2014) |
| Sarocalamus faberi | 44–55 | (Yu et al., 1987; Qin et al., 1989) |
| S. racemosus | 30–31 | (Jiao, 1956; Janzen, 1976) |
| Sasa kurilensis | >100 | (Inoue et al., 2014) |
| Sasaella kogasensis ‘Aureostriatus’ | >31 | (Lin et al., 2017) |
| Schizostachyum dullooa | 37–48 | (González et al., 2002; Giordano et al., 2009; Marchesini et al., 2010; Nath and Das, 2010) |
| Sch. pingbianense | 46 | (Du et al., 2000) |
| Thamnocalamus spathiflorus | 10–11, 16–17 | (Brandis, 1899; Janzen, 1976) |
| Thyrsostachys oliveri | 48 | (McClure, 1966) |
| Yushania confusa | 88 | (Li and Denich, 2004) |
| Yushania maling | 50+ | (Ray, 1952) |
Due to the complexity of bamboo classification, the scientific names listed are all the scientific names in the original text, which may have changed.