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Caña Brava Bamboo

Guadua amplexifolia

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About Caña Brava Bamboo

Caña Brava Bamboo (Guadua amplexifolia) is a post-contact introduced woody bamboo documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records. Kew accepts the species from central and southern Mexico through Colombia and Trinidad, primarily in the wet tropical biome. A recent Colombian study describes it in riparian settings, but the Kauaʻi record is limited to a cultivated 2018 NTBG collection and is not evidence of naturalization.

Kauaʻi evidence

Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Guadua amplexifolia
Common names
Caña Brava Bamboo
Other names
Guadua amplexifolia · Caña Brava Bamboo · Guadua · Cañaguadua
Record type
Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Recorded on Kauaʻi
Origin
Introduced
Conservation status
Not yet assessed
Evidence date
2026-10-05
Evidence limits
Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Not yet assessed
Food and resource needs
Not yet assessed
Reproduction
Not yet assessed
Shelter
Not yet assessed
Growth form
Arborescent woody grass (clumping bamboo)

Threats and conservation

Monitoring
Not yet assessed
Data gaps
Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing
Not yet assessed
Seasonal description
Caña Brava Bamboo (Guadua amplexifolia) is a post-contact introduced woody bamboo documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records. Kew accepts the species from central and southern Mexico through Colombia and Trinidad, primarily in the wet tropical biome. A recent Colombian study describes it in riparian settings, but the Kauaʻi record is limited to a cultivated 2018 NTBG collection and is not evidence of naturalization.

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