Giant bamboo is a common name for several large species of bamboo and may refer to:
- Large species in the genus Bambusa include:
- "Giant timber bamboo" (Bambusa oldhamii), a large (to 20 m) bamboo species originating from Taiwan
- Bambusa balcooa larger (to 25 m) from Indo-China
- Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) a commercial species used for timber, crafts and its edible shoots, found in Japan, Taiwan, and China.
- "Madagascar giant bamboo" (Cathariostachys madagascariensis), a bamboo species found in Madagascar
- species in the genus Dendrocalamus found from the Indian subcontinent throughout Southeast Asia
- species of the genus Gigantochloa found in tropical Southeast Asia
- species of the genus Guadua concentrated in the Amazon basin and the Orinoco basin
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