竹类植物属禾本科的竹亚科。全世界已有记载的共五十多属,一千二百多种。分布地区以亚洲最多,非洲次之,南北美洲又次之,大洋洲最少,欧洲仅有少量的引种。 竹类植物主要生长在热带、亚热带地区,也有少数属种生长在温带甚至亚寒带地方,例如北纬50°以上的库页岛北部,还有亦竹属的竹种分布,但东南亚的季候风带则是世界竹子分布的中心。 Bamboo plants are grassy bamboo subfamily. There are over fifty genera and over 1,200 species recorded in the world. Distribution area to Asia, followed by Africa, followed by North and South America, Oceania at least, only a small amount of introduction in Europe. Bamboo plants mainly grow in the tropical and subtropical regions. There are also a few species that grow in temperate and even sub-tropical regions, such as northern Sakhalin, latitude 50 degrees north latitude, It is the center of world bamboo distribution.