Bamboo
Bamboos are grasses with woody, jointed stems called culms. Many species grow rapidly and form underground rhizome networks.
Poaceae: Poaceae is the botanical family of grasses, including cereals, pasture plants, and bamboos. Bamboo belongs to this family despite its woody stems.
Bamboo flowering: Bamboo flowering is the production of flowers and seeds, often after long intervals in some species. Synchronous flowering can occur across vast areas after decades without blooms.
Bamboo construction: Bamboo construction uses bamboo culms or processed bamboo products as structural or building materials. Culms are used as poles, scaffolding, and engineered structural elements.
Moso bamboo: Moso bamboo is a large East Asian bamboo, Phyllostachys edulis, cultivated for shoots and timber. It is one of China’s most economically important bamboo species.
Bamboo rat: Bamboo rats are burrowing rodents native to parts of Asia that feed on roots and other plant material. They consume bamboo and can affect its underground shoots and roots.
Culm: A culm is the jointed aerial stem of a grass or sedge. Bamboo’s woody stems are culms, typically divided by solid nodes and hollow internodes.
Clonal colony: A clonal colony is a group of genetically identical plants connected by vegetative growth or descended from one individual. Many bamboo stands expand through connected or closely related rhizomes.
Bamboo textile: Bamboo textile is fabric made from bamboo-derived fibers, often regenerated cellulose. Bamboo cellulose can be processed into rayon and other textile fibers.
Giant bamboo: Giant bamboo is a common name for exceptionally large bamboo species, including members of the genus Dendrocalamus. Some species produce culms several tens of meters tall.
Bamboo lemur conservation: Bamboo lemur conservation comprises efforts to protect Madagascar’s bamboo-eating lemurs and their habitats. Bamboo availability and forest loss shape the survival of specialized lemur species.