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Bambuseae (Timber Bamboo)

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Monocots UNRANKED: Commelinids ORDER: Poales FAMILY: Poaceae SUBFAMILY: Bambusoideae TRIBE: Bambuseae SUBTRIBE: GENUS: SUBGENUS: SPECIES:

Bamboo, Cross-Section Bamboo, Cross-Section Bamboo, Cross-Section Bamboo, Cross-Section Bamboo, Cross-Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section Bamboo, Longitudinal Section

Phyllostachys bambusoides (Japanese Timber Bamboo, Madake Bamboo)

KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Monocots UNRANKED: Commelinids ORDER: Poales FAMILY: Poaceae SUBFAMILY: Bambusoideae TRIBE: Bambuseae SUBTRIBE: Shibataeinae GENUS: Phyllostachys SUBGENUS: SPECIES: bambusoides

Madake, Cross-Section Madake, Cross-Section Madake, Cross-Section Madake, Cross-Section Madake, Longitudinal Section Madake, Longitudinal Section Madake, Longitudinal Section Madake, Longitudinal Section Madake, Longitudinal Section Madake, Longitudinal Section

Node
Madake Node, Longitudinal Section Madake Node, Longitudinal Section Madake Node, Longitudinal Section Madake Node, Longitudinal Section Madake Node, Longitudinal Section Madake Node, Longitudinal Section Madake Node, Longitudinal Section

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