本研究以唐竹、蘇枋竹、蓬萊竹，布袋竹及台灣矢竹五竹種為材料，探討節間長、稈徑、稈厚及稈壁率等稈形因子，並加以評估竹材的工藝利用價值，以作為竹材利用時之參考；結果顯示無單一竹種在各個評估因子皆佳，在實際利用上需視用途選擇不同稈形的適合竹種。
The objective of this study was to investigate the culm-form characteristics of five bamboo species, Sinobambusa tootsik (Makino) Makino (ST), Bambusa multiplex (Lour.), Raeuschel cv. "Alphonse Karr" (BMA), Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeuschel (BM), Phyllostachys aurea Carr. Ex A. & C. Riv (PA) and Sinobambusa kunishii (Hayata) Nakai (SK) in Taiwan. Four culm-form characteristics including internode length, culm diameter, culm wall thickness and culm wall occupancy rate were evaluated for industrial utilization values. None of the tested species showed prominent value in all culm-form charactevistics. Culm-form characteristics should be considered individually with the type of utilization.
