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Bamboo

LC control no.sh 85011406
LC classificationQK495.G74 Botany
SB317.B2 General culture
SB413.B2 Ornamental plants
TA455.B3 Engineering materials
Topical headingBamboo
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Variant(s)Bamboos
Bambusaceae
Bambusoideae
See alsoGrasses
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Found inWeb. 3 (Bamboo: 1. a woody or arborescent grass of Bambusa, Arundinaria, Dendrocalamus, and related genera (tribe Bambuseae))
Meredith, T. Bamboo for gardens, 2001: p. 222 (family: Bambusaceae; subfamily: Bambusoideae)
Synopsis and classification of living organisms, 1982: v. 1, p. 475b (Bambusoideae (bamboos) = subfamily of Poaceae)
Wikipedia, May 4, 2007 (Bamboos: a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae; there are 91 genera and about 1,000 species of bamboo)