Giant Bamboo Species Quiz

Kinabaluchloa wrayi has internodes up to 2.5 meters in length, and Arthrostylidium schombergkii has lower internodes up to 5 meters in length, exceeded in length only by papyrus.

Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, with individual culms reaching a length of 46 meters, up to 36 centimeters in thickness, and a weight of up to 450 kilograms.

The culms of the tiny bamboo Raddiella vanessiae are only 10–20 millimeters in length by about two millimeters in width.

<p>The origin of the word 'bamboo' is uncertain, but it probably comes from the Dutch or Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay or Kannada.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow.</p> Signup and view all the answers