Common Bamboo (Bambusa balcooa)
Description
Bambusa balcooa is a clumping bamboo native to Indochina and the Indian subcontinent.It is thick walled clumping or sympodial bamboo.Bamboo can be of either the "clumping" (sympodial) type,or the "running" (monopodial) type.The clumping bamboos,such as those in the Bambusa genus,create new plants by growing new shoots very near the base of existing plants.Unlike "running" types like those found in the Phyllostachys family which send "runners" or rhizomes out several meters before sprouting a new shoot.This makes the clumping variety a more efficient user of space as the plant matures and it does not spread out very much.While the running types are generally considered invasive and difficult to confine and maintain,the clumping types like Bambusa balcooa require no effort to contain to a specific area.It can grow up to a height of 25 m,and a thickness of 15 cm.Bambusa balcooa is a drought-resistant species with low rainfall requirements and can reach yields upwards of 40 metric tons per acre.The species is unique in that it does not set seed.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Bambusa
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