| latiflorus, known as dendrocalamus latiflorus |
| leleba dolichoclada, known as bambusa dolichoclada stripe |
| leleba floribunda, known as bambusa multiplex fernleaf |
| leleba multiplex, known as bambusa multiplex |
| leleba tuldoides, known as bambusa tuldoides |
| leptocanna chinensis |
| lesser thorny bamboo, known as bambusa sinospinosa |
| linearis, known as pleioblastus linearis |
| lingnania cerosissima (unknown in U.S.) |
| lingnania chungii (unknown in U.S.) |
| lingnania chungii petille |
| lingnania distegia |
| lingnania farinosa |
| lingnania fimbriligulata |
| lingnania remotiflora |
| lingnania scandens |
| lingnania wenchouensis |
| lithacne humilis |
| longispiculata, known as bambusa longispiculata |
| lopa (Phillippines), known as bambusa cornuta |