This document presents 24 existing allometric equations for estimating aboveground biomass (AGB) or its components in different bamboo species. The equations were developed by various authors in locations across Asia and South America. For each equation, the document provides the bamboo species, authors and year, location, the regression model, number of sampled bamboos, coefficient of determination (R2), and any error statistics. The equations relate AGB or its components to measures of bamboo diameter (D) and sometimes height (H).

1. Existingallometricequations
ID Bamboo species Author(s)
(year)
Location,
region
Model N (number
of sampled
bamboos)
R2 Error
statistics
1. Bambusa
balcooa
Nath,Das
and Das
(2009)
Barak
Valley,India
log(AGB) = 2.476 +
0.997×log(D)
NA 0.670 NA
2. Bambusa
bambos
Shanmughav
el and
Francis
(1996)
Kallipatty,
India
log(AGB) = -0.3003
+ 0.6804× log(D) +
1.0440×log(H)
NA 0.990 NA
3. Bambusa
bambos
Kumar,
Rajeshand
Sudheesh
(2005)
Kerala AGBclump = -3225.8 +
1730.4 × Dclump
8 0.830 NA
4. Bambusa
bambos
Shanmughav
el and
Francis
(1996 cited
Yuen,Fung
and Ziegler,
2017)
India BGB = 0.780 × D0.708
90 0.554 NA
5. Bambusa
bambos
Shanmughav
el and
Francis
(1996 cited
Yuen,Fung
and Ziegler,
2017)
India Bcu = 0.287 × D3.524
NA 0.938 NA
6. Bambusa
cacharensis
Nath,Das
and Das
(2009)
Barak
Valley,India
log(AGB) = 2.114 +
1.087×log(D)
NA 0.710 NA
7. Bambusa genus Meloet al
(2015)
Brazil AGB = -0.5699 +
0.67696 × D0.5
×
log(D)
24 0.980 NA
8. Bambusa
nutans
Yuen,Fung
and Ziegler
(2017)
Thailand AGB = 0.269 × D2.107
65 0.667 NA

2. ID Bamboo species Author(s)
(year)
Location,
region
Model N (number
of sampled
bamboos)
R2 Error
statistics
9. Bambusa
procera
Huy etal
(2019b)
Vietnam AGB = Bcu + Bbr +
Ble = 0.09814 ×
D2.36569
+ 0.05216 ×
D2.00483
+ 0.03044 ×
D1.74187
83 0.627
0.567
0.536
0.657
RMSE =
2.96, 0.77,
0.25, 3.58
10. Bambusa
procera
Huy etal
(2019b)
Vietnam AGB = Bcu + Bbr +
Ble = 0.02269 ×
(D2
H)0.90703
+
0.02015 ×
(D2
H)0.72251
+
0.03420 × D1.67330
83 0.631
0.488
0.535
0.649
RMSE =
2.95, 0.84,
0.25, 3.62
11. Bambusa
stenosstachya
Li, Linand
Yen(2016)
Taiwan AGB = 0.0262 ×
(D2
H)0.9215
20 NA RMSE =
3.9
MAPE =
11.5%
12. Bambusa
vulgaris
Nath,Das
and Das
(2009)
Barak
Valley,India
log(AGB) = 1.404 +
2.073×log((D)
NA 0.950 NA
13. Dendrocalamus
barbatus
Ly et al
(2012)
Vietnam Bcu =0.44 × (0.3002
× D2
+ 0.115 ×D)
131 0.920 NA
14. Dendrocalamus
barbatus
Dung etal,
(2012 cited
Yuen,Fung
and Ziegler,
2017)
Vietnam Bcu = 0.113× D2.102
100 0.883 NA
15. Dendrocalamus
latiflorus
Liang(1998
citedYiping
et al,2010)
China TB = 0.540 × D1.931
NA 0.945 NA
16. Guadua
angustifolia
Ricardoet al
(2013)
Bolovia AGB = 2.6685 ×
D0.9879
24 0.949 NA
17. Phyllostachys
edulis
Hao et al
(2010 cited
Yuen,Fung
and Ziegler.
2017)
China BGB = - 0.121 × D2
+
2.320 × D - 10
20 0.560 NA

3. ID Bamboo species Author(s)
(year)
Location,
region
Model N (number
of sampled
bamboos)
R2 Error
statistics
18. Phyllostachys
edulis
Qi etal
(2015)
China TB = 0.240 × D1.870
75 0.930 NA
19. Phyllostachys
edulis
(Moso bamboo)
Chenetal
(2004 cited
Kuehl,Lia
and Henley,
2013)
China AGB = -11.4970 +
3.0465 × D + 0.1117
× D2
NA 0.837 NA
20. Phyllostachys
edulis
Nie (1994
citedYuen,
Fungand
Ziegler,
2017)
China Bcu = 0.0925 × D2.081
NA 0.998 NA
21. Phyllostachys
edulis
(Moso bamboo)
Zhouand
Jiang(2004
citedZhuang
et al,2015)
China AGB = 747.787 ×
D2.771
[0.148 ×
A/(0.028 + A)]5.555
+
3.772
NA NA NA
22. Phyllostachys
edulis
(Moso bamboo)
Chen(1998
citedYiping
et al,2010)
China TB = 0.2134 × D-0.5805
× H2.3131
NA 0.832 NA
23. Phyllostachys
makinoi
(Makino
bamboo)
Yen,Ji and
Lee (2010)
Taiwan AGB = 0.156 × D2.118
20 0.882 RMSE =
0.718
24. Phyllostachys
makinoi
(Makino
bamboo)
Yen,Ji and
Lee (2010)
Taiwan AGB = 1.112 × D2.695
× H-1.175
20 0.898 RMSE =
0.688