Bamboo grows rapidly and is the fastest growing plant in the world. Usually it grows by creeping roots underground, and it can also be propagated by flowering and seed setting. Seeds are called bamboo rice.
Some kinds of bamboo shoots are edible. Bamboo sticks are tall and straight, slender, evergreen all the year round and proud of first frost, which is deeply loved by the people of China. He is also called four gentlemen with Mei, Lan and Ju, and three friends with Mei and Song. There are many literati in ancient and modern times who love and praise bamboo. Many bamboos originated in China, also known as the cultural relics symbol of China.
At the same time, bamboo is an indispensable plant to decorate the rockery and waterside pavilion in the courtyard. Phyllostachys pubescens is widely planted along the Lijiang River in Guilin. Anji Dazhuhai Scenic Resort Scenic Area, Shunan Bamboo Sea and Gannan Bamboo Sea are famous bamboo sea landscapes in China.
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Most bamboos like warm and humid climate and are abundant in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Bamboo is one of the forest resources. There are more than 70 genera 1200 species of bamboo plants in the world, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, and a few in temperate and cold regions.
Bamboo is an evergreen shallow-rooted plant, which requires high hydrothermal conditions and is very sensitive. The hydrothermal distribution on the earth's surface dominates the geographical distribution of bamboo.
Southeast Asia is located in the tropics and south subtropics, influenced by the monsoon of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, with abundant rainfall and stable heat. This is an ideal ecological environment for bamboo growth and the center of bamboo distribution in the world.
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