竹类的花序、竹箨、竿、叶的特征对竹类植物的分类和识别具有重要意义。本书采用信息丰富、特征明显的高清图片形象而准确地展示了竹子的分类和识别特征，尤其是竹箨的特征。全书大量采用实拍照片、数十幅手绘彩色科学画，并辅以文字说明，既具有很高的学术性，又具有很强的艺术性和实用性。
本书可供竹子分类研究者、竹类植物爱好者及相关高等院校师生参考使用。

Note on the English edition of Illustrations of Bamboos in China
Author's preface
Preface
Overview of the Taxonomic Characters of Bamboos
1. Vegetative organs
1.1 Rhizomes
1.2 Culms
1.2.1 Branching
1.2.2 Culm colour
1.2.3 Culm shape
1.3 Shoots
1.3.1 Culm sheaths
1.4 Leaves
2. Reproductive organs
2.1 Flowers
2.2 Fruit
Species Descriptions
Melocanna
Schizostachyum
Pseudostachyum
Cephalostachyum
Thyrsostachys
Bambusa
Neosinocalamus
Dendrocalamopsis
Dendrocalamus
Gigantochloa
Indosasa
Sinobambusa
Brachystachyum
Phyllostachys
Chimonobambusa
Qiongzhuea
Chimonocalamus
Acidosasa
Oligostachyum
Pleioblastus
Bashania
Pseudosasa
Sasa
Indocalamus
Sasaella
Hibanobambusa
Guadua
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
ndex of Latin names