Guadua angustifolia: Guadua
(Guadua angustifolia)

From Bamboos of Thailand, Native and Introduced Species (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) — An Annotated Compilation, by D. Ohrnberger (Khun Dieter – คุณดีเท่อร์)

Uses : It is the economically most important bamboo in the humid, tropical Americas; the primary source of building material for urban and rural dwellings, especially in Colombia and Ecuador, and the raw material for numerous products.

Cultivation : Easy and fast-growing; in full sun, sandy loam to clay loam, normal moisture-retentive to moist with good drainage, mildly acid 5.5–6.5 pH soils. Temperature: Guadua angustifolia grows best at average temperatures between 17 °C and 26 °C, does not tolerate minimum temperatures below 12 °C, and is slow-growing below 16 °C, but other Guadua species may survive temperatures as low as freezing point (0 °C). Precipitation: best between 1,300 and 2,500 mm per year. Atmospheric humidity: best at (72) 80–90%. For timber production, a less hot location within the species' temperature range is recommended, lowland plantations in the wet tropics might not produce the strongest possible culms.