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Chimonobambusa quadrangularis

Plants

Family: Poaceae · Genus: Chimonobambusa

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Chimonobambusa quadrangularis, commonly called square bamboo or shidakudake, is a bamboo in the family Poaceae, native to mainland China and Taiwan, and naturalized to Japan. It is one of the very few monocots to have square stems. These stems, or culms are up to 9 m (30 ft) in height and 5 cm (2 in) thick.

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