Japanese Timber Bamboo, Madake Cross-Section

This is a photograph of a cross-section of Japanese Timber Bamboo, also known as Madake Bamboo.

Macro-Photograph

Definition/Function:

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

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