Bambusa is a large genus (about 37 species) of clumping bamboos. These species are usually giant ones, with numerous branches at a node and one or two much larger than the rest. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, especially in the monsoon and wet Tropics. Bambusa is a large genus of about 130 species of clumping bamboos. These species are usually giant ones, with numerous branches emitting from at the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11m (33ft). They are found in tropical, subtropical areas of Asia, especially in the wet Tropics, in Western Africa as well as Southern Africa where they are non-indigenous and occur in managed bamboo plantations.