Bamboo

E493288

grass plant woody grass

Bamboo is a fast-growing, woody grass known for its tall, hollow stems and widespread use in construction, crafts, and as an ornamental plant.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
BAMBOO	1
Phyllostachys edulis	1
Sasa-rindō (bamboo grass and gentian crest)	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	grass ⓘ plant ⓘ woody grass ⓘ
culturalSignificanceIn	China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
environmentalRole	carbon sequestration ⓘ soil stabilization ⓘ
family	Poaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
growthForm	clumping ⓘ running ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	fast-growing ⓘ hollow stems ⓘ jointed stems ⓘ woody stems ⓘ
hasPart	culm ⓘ internode ⓘ node ⓘ rhizome ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
materialProperty	flexible ⓘ high tensile strength ⓘ lightweight ⓘ renewable resource ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableConsumer	bamboo lemur ⓘ giant panda NERFINISHED ⓘ red panda ⓘ
photosynthesisType	C3 ⓘ
reproduction	flowering ⓘ seeds ⓘ
subfamily	Bambusoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolism	flexibility ⓘ integrity ⓘ resilience ⓘ
typicalHeight	from less than 1 meter to over 30 meters depending on species ⓘ
usedFor	animal fodder ⓘ construction ⓘ erosion control ⓘ flooring ⓘ food for humans ⓘ furniture ⓘ handicrafts ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ paper production ⓘ scaffolding ⓘ textiles ⓘ windbreaks ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bamboo Airways → callsign → Bamboo ⓘ

this entity surface form: BAMBOO

Minamoto clan → coatOfArms → Bamboo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sasa-rindō (bamboo grass and gentian crest)

Bamboo, Florida → hasName → Bamboo ⓘ

Poaceae → includes → Bamboo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phyllostachys edulis

Bitbucket → integratesWith → Bamboo ⓘ