| WMP | ||
| Isneg | bambán | Donax cannaeformis Rolfe |
| Ifugaw | banbán | the inner, soft fibers of rattan thongs |
| Kankanaey | banbán | scraped rattan; cleaned bamboo |
| Ilokano | banbán | strips of bamboo |
| Tagalog | bambán | inner follicle (of fruits); a plant: Donax cannaeformis |
| Hanunóo | bambán | species of grasslike plant: Donax cannaeformis |
| Aklanon | bánban | herb used for roofing: Donax cannaeformis |
| Cebuano | banban | a branching reed, the main stem of which is split and used in weaving and in sewing nipa shingles: Donax cannaeformis |
| b-al-anban | a branching reed, the main stem of which is split and used in weaving and in sewing nipa shingles: Donax cannaeformis | |
| Tiruray | banban | general term for arrowroot: Maranta arundinacea |
| Karo Batak | banban | a plant from which strips are cut for use in beautiful plaitwork: Maranta dichotoma |
| Ngaju Dayak | bamban | plant whose bast fibers are used in binding and plaiting |
| Tae' | bamban | low tree the bast fibers of which are used as binding material in house construction: Grewia laevigata |
| Sundanese | baŋban | kind of pliable reed from which hats and baskets are made |
| Javanese | bamban | kind of reed used to make mats |
| Bikol | bambán | wild grass used in making baskets |