Medicinal
Guadua Angustifolia
Guadua angustifolia Kunth
Venezuela to northern Peru
Fun factAmong the Spanish names recorded for it in Ecuador is 'muchas espinas', meaning 'many thorns'.
A tall, woody bamboo of the wet tropics of northern South America, known in Colombia and Ecuador simply as guadua. It is a giant grass with a wide range of uses: as a building material and fuel, as animal fodder and food, in medicine and for environmental purposes such as soil protection.
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FamilyPoaceae
Spanish nameGuadua
Also known asColombian timber bamboo, Colombian giant thorny bamboo, Guadua, Guadua Angustifolia (common name missing), Guadua
Native toTropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to northern Peru
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | 9.0 |
1 of these has no tag yet; it will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.