Random 'Bamboo' Trivias

Question 1

Family where ‘Bamboos’ belong

Answer 1

GRAMINEAE

Question 2

How many species of Bamboos are known in the Philippines?

Answer 2

60 Species

Question 3

Scientific Name: Bambusa tuldoides

Answer 3

Common Name: Buddha’s belly bamboo

Question 4

Scientific Name: Dendrocalamus asper

Answer 4

Common Name: Giant bamboo

Question 5

Bamboo Growth: Sympodial

Answer 5

Clumping

Question 6

Bamboo Growth: Monopodial or Stoloniferous

Answer 6

Running

Question 7

Scientific Name: Bambusa vulgaris var. striata

Answer 7

Common Name: Yellow Bamboo

Question 8

Scientific Name: Phyllostachys nigra

Answer 8

Common Name: Black Bamboo

Question 9

Scientific Name: Bambusa oldhamii
exists at the Philippine Bambusetum in Baguio City, with a clump diameter of 2-3 m is given a yearly dose of 1 kg of NPK (14-14-14) divided into two equal parts

Answer 9

Common Name: Oldham bamboo

Question 10

Bamboos used as ‘Live Fence’

Answer 10

Thyrsostachys siamensis and Bambusa multiplex are usually planted close together to serve as live
fence.

Question 11

Bamboos for Windbreak

Answer 11

Bambusa blumeana and B. bambos are usually planted for this purpose.

Question 12

Bamboos for Pots/Outside the House

Answer 12

Phyllostachys aurea, P. nigra and Bambusa mutiplex f. variegata can be grown in choice
pots as décor inside and/or outside the house.