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1、BambooAboutbambooChinesebambootreeisactuallynotatree.Itisaplantthatbelongstothegrassfamily,DracaenaandthescientificnameofthespeciesisDracaenasanderiana.But,thelookoftheChinesebambooplantwithahollowandgreenstemandstrikinggreenfoliage,closelyresemblesthecommonbambootr
2、ees.TheplantmainlyflourishesinthetropicalrainforestsofAfricaandSoutheastAsia,especiallyinChina.Bamboovarietiesrangeinheightfromafewinchestowellover75feetandindiameterfrom1/16inchto12inchesormore,dependingonthevariety.IntheUnitedStatesthelargestvarietiesgenerallyreac
3、hamaximumof8inchesindiameterand70feetinheight.Theleavesofbamboovarietiesrangefrom1/4inchwideby3/4inchlongto4incheswideby24incheslong.Youwillfindgreenleaves,variegatedleavesandyellowleaves.Theabove-groundportionofbamboohasseveralnamesdependingonthestageofgrowth.Wheni
4、tformsontherhizomenode,itisabud.Asitemergesfromthegroundanduntilitdevelopssidebranches,itiscalledashoot.Oncethesidebranchesform,itiscalledaculm.Oncetheculmiscutorharvested,itiscalledapoleorcane.Bud,shoot,culm,caneandpoleallrefertothesameindividualabove-groundplant.A
5、singleculmwithrhizomeandrootsCulmcolorsaregreen,gray,blue,yellow,orange,red,blackorsomehuesofthese.Therhizomeisasegmentedwoodystem-likepart.Thesegmentdividersarecallednodesandthesegmentbetweenthenodesistheinternode.Therootsandrhizomebudsformonlyatthenodes.Forcenturi
6、esbamboohasbeenusedinfishing,papermaking,landscapegardening,handicrafts,finearts,food,fodder,building,weaponsandhundredsofotherthings.Bambooisnotonlya"plant"it'sawayoflife.Wehavebeenbittenbythe"bamboobug".Wedon'tknowwhybutitseemseveryoneinvolvedinbambooissopassionat
7、eaboutit-itmustbecontagious.Bambooissuchabeautifulandusefulplant,nottomentionanecologicallyfriendlymaterial.
