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Giant Timber Bamboo
Giant Timber Bamboo
Bambusa oldhamii
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Rare

About

This giant grass species grows in dense clusters within warm, humid climates. It can reach heights of 20 meters and expands its stalks by 10 centimeters in a single day.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Bambusa
Species
Bambusa oldhamii