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Bamboo forest in Sagano. The Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, or Sagano Bamboo Forest is a natural bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.It consists mostly of mōsō bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) and has several pathways for tourists and visitors.
Phyllostachys (/ ˌ f ɪ l oʊ ˈ s t æ k ɪ s,-l ə-,-ˈ s t eɪ-/ [2] [3]) is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family. [4] [5] [6] Many of the species are found in central and southern China, with a few species in northern Indochina and in the Himalayas. Some of the species have become naturalized in parts of Asia, South America ...
Bamboo shoots. Phyllostachys edulis, the mōsō bamboo, [2] or tortoise-shell bamboo, [2] or mao zhu (Chinese: 毛竹; pinyin: máozhú), (Japanese: モウソウチク), (Chinese: 孟宗竹) is a temperate species of giant timber bamboo native to China and Taiwan and naturalised elsewhere, including Japan where it is widely distributed from south of Hokkaido to Kagoshima. [3]
Bamboo is a group of woody perennial plants in the true grass family Poaceae. In the tribe Bambuseae, also known as bamboo, there are 91 genera and over 1,000 species. The size of bamboo varies from small annuals to giant timber bamboo. Bamboo evolved 30 to 40 million years ago, after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
TASC, Inc., formerly known as The Analytic Sciences Corporation, is an American private defense contractor based outside Washington, D.C., in Chantilly, Virginia. Northrop Grumman owned TASC from 2001 to 2009, when it sold the unit to comply with new government conflict of interest rules.
Bamboo, like wood, is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for structures. [19] Bamboo's strength-to-weight ratio is similar to timber, and its strength is generally similar to a strong softwood or hardwood timber. [20] [21] Some bamboo species have displayed remarkable strength under test conditions.
Phyllostachys nigra, commonly known as black bamboo [2] or purple bamboo (Chinese: 紫竹), is a species of bamboo, native to Hunan Province of China, and is widely cultivated elsewhere. [ 3 ] Growing up to 25 m (82 ft) tall by 30 cm (1 ft) broad, it forms clumps of slender arching canes which turn black after two or three seasons.
Nandina domestica (/ n æ n ˈ d iː n ə / nan-DEE-nə) [a] [b] [c] commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Nandina.
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