Help with ID please

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Help with ID please

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Hi,

I just bought a bamboo plant in Singapore and need help with ID. Picture attached.

Thanks for the help.
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Very pretty plant, hopefully someone who knows tropicals will chime in.
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I think there are not too many species it could be - Bambusa lako, Gigantachloa atrovviolacea, Dendrocalamus asper 'Betung Hitam', or Bambusa sp. 'New Guinea Black'. For yours it is most likely one of the first 2.
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Hmm, but this is not black bamboo.. It's green, all through.

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Well then never mind, on my screen your photo has solid black canes.
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Anyone else able to help?

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Updated pictures! Any help? ImageImage

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