Olyra latifolia, commonly known as carrycillo,[2] is a species of bamboo in the grass family Poaceae.

It is a common species, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, growing prolifically in rainforests, particularly near the margins.

This is a sturdy bamboo up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, with erect or arching stems, sometimes climbing or leaning on other vegetation, or lying flat on the ground.

The leaf base is constricted into a hairy "pseudo-petiole" and the apex is tipped by a long point.

The tip of each branch is swollen and bears a single large, pistillate floret while further down the branch are several smaller, slender-stemmed, staminate florets, the inferior glumes being half the length of the superior glumes.