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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.
Bamboo, by Xu Wei, Ming Dynasty. Bamboo's long life makes it a Chinese symbol of uprightness and an Indian symbol of friendship. The rarity of its blossoming has led to the flowers' being regarded as a sign of impending famine. This may be due to rats feeding upon the profusion of flowers, then multiplying and destroying a large part of the ...
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.
Phyllostachys bambusoides is a "running" (monopodial type) evergreen bamboo [1] which can reach a height of roughly 20 m (66 ft) and a diameter of 10 cm (3.9 in). The culms are dark green, with a thin wall that thickens with maturity, and very straight, with long internodes and two distinctive rings at the node. [2]
[1] [2] It is a species of bamboo found in Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang provinces of China, Myanmar, and India. [ 3 ] References
Currently, Dinoderus minutus can be found on most continents. It is found in Africa in countries such as Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. [9] It is commonly found in Asia, notably China, where it is considered native. The bamboo borer is also considered native in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Malaysia. [6]