Bamboo, Characteristics, Distribution & Uses
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Bamboo, (subfamily Bambusoideae), subfamily of tall treelike grasses of the family Poaceae, comprising more than 115 genera and 1,400 species. Bamboos are distributed in tropical and subtropical to mild temperate regions, with the heaviest concentration and largest number of species in East and
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Bamboo, Characteristics, Distribution & Uses
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Conceptual framework of bamboo use and management; Source: own illustration
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Bamboo sheath—A modified branch based on the anatomical observations
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Bamboo Leaf, Chimeraland Wiki
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Moving Beyond Wood Pulp Part 2: Bamboo, Bamboo
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Biomimetic systems and design in the 3D characterization of the complex vascular system of bamboo node based on X-ray microtomography and finite element analysis, Journal of Materials Research
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Universal distribution of bamboo species (Bambuseae) from sea level to
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Frontiers Water Transfer Between Bamboo Culms in the Period of Sprouting
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