BS-0452 - Bambusa oldhamii (landscaping strain)
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Culm sheath (hairy).
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Young culms sheath.
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Branching intravaginal.
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Branching.
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Leaves and leaf sheaths.
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Leaves and leaf sheaths.
BS-0392 - phai phrom rok
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Habit.
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Habit.
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Habit.
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Young culm with culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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BS-0392_06.JPG 2010-06-11
BS-0344 - Dendrocalamus sp. - phai chiang run
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Immature plant.
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Leaves.
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Shoot.
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Leaf sheaths.
BS-0314 - phai ta kwang - Gigantochloa ligulata ?
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Immature plant.
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Culm sheath of young shoot.
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Culm sheath of young shoot.
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Culm sheath of young shoot.
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Culm sheath of young shoot.
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Leafy branchlet.
BS-0297 - Dendrocalamus sikkimensis
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Top of new shoot.
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Top of new shoot, culm leaf
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Culm sheath.
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Culm leaf from upper section of young shoot.
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Culm leaf from upper section of young shoot, showing large, sickle-shaped auricles with long bristles.
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Culm sheath.
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Leafy branchlet.
BS-0288 - Dendrocalamus elegans
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Leafy branch.
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Leafy branch.
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Leafy branch.
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Leafy branches.
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Leafy branch.
BS-0231 - Chimonobambusa quadrangularis - phai si liam
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The plant was propagated by division and comprises one single stem (cut on top), with a few branches and leaves.
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Basal part of plant after pot was removed. Clearly visible is the monopodial rhizome; the apex of one rhizome (right) developed into a stem with branches and leaves.
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Lower section of culm, with root thorns on culm nodes.
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Foliage leaves.
BS-0223-1 - Dendrocalamus membranaceus cv. Hai Aphai
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Young plant.
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Branches and leaves.
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Branches and leaves.
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Leaves.
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Leaves.
BS-0209 - Bambusa vulgaris cv. Striata [2] - phai lueang
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A plant division, set in ground in early April 2009.
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Yellow culms with an occasional green stripe.
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New branches and leaves developed (June 2009).
BS-0204 - Bambusa oldhamii (shoot production strain) - phai yok
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Planted in ground in February 2009.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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New shoot.
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Culm sheaths.
BS-0203 - Bambusa burmanica ? - phai bong wan mueang loei
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Set in ground in February 2009.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Silhouette of culms, branches and leaves.
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New first shoot emerging from ground (mid Apr. 2009).
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New second shoot emerging from ground (late Apr. 2009).
BS-0202 - Dendrocalamus sp. - phai tong wan pak king
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Planted in ground in February 2009.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Silhouette of culms, branches and leaves.
BS-0201 - Bambusa sp. - phai kin dip (from Prachin Buri)
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Culm, branches and leaves.
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Culm, branches and leaves.
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Culm, branches and leaves.
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A new shoot emerged from ground (early June 2009).
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New shoot (early June 2009).
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New shoot (early June 2009).
BS-0200 - phai wan (from Prachin Buri)
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Branches and leaves.
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New shoot emerged from ground (early June 2009).
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New shoot (early June 2009).
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New shoot (mid June 2009).
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New shoot (mid June 2009).
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New shoot (19 June 2009).
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Section of new shoot (20 June 2009).
BS-0199 - Bambusa sp. - phai wan cho hae
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Planted in ground in February 2009: Three new shoots (emerged from the basal node of a topped stem) have developed leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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A leafy branch.
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Leafy branches.
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Two new shoots from early April 2009.
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Two new shoots (foreground) from mid April 2009.
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Two new shoots (foreground) from late April 2009.
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New culm: internodes, wrapped by their culm sheaths.
BS-0198 - Bambusa glaucophylla - phai ngoen
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Habit of an immature pot plant.
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Foliage leaf blades: white striped.
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Culms.
BS-0197 - Bambusa lako - phai dam
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Habit of an immature pot plant.
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Culms, branches and leaves. Culms of this immature plant are still green and will change to black with maturity.
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Foliage leaves.
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Culm sheath.
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Culms, having faded into brownish by April 2009.
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Culms, having faded into brownish by April 2009.
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New shoot emerging from ground (late April 2009).
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Culms (nearly mature).
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Habit of an immature plant.
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New shoot (late April 2009).
BS-0196 - Bambusa vulgaris cv. Wamin - phai nam tao
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Culm with inflated/contorted internodes.
BS-0195 - Bambusa vulgaris - phai luang
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Culm.
BS-0194 - Phyllostachys nigra f. boryana
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Habit of an immature pot plant.
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Culm with a few branches and foliage leaves.
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Internodes of culm irregularly marked with dark cloud-like spots, perhaps from disturbed development.
BS-0193 - Phyllostachys sp. - phai lueang chin
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An unidentified species of the genus Phyllostachys. Habit of an immature plant.
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Rhizomes of leptomorph (monopodial) type, characteristic of all species of Phyllostachys.
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Yellow culms and branches, green foliage leaves.
BS-0192 - Bambusa multiplex cv. Alphonse Karr
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Habit of an immature pot plant.
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Culms and foliage leaves. Culms are striped in yellow, pink and green.
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Culms and foliage leaves. Culms are striped in yellow, pink and green.
BS-0191 - Schizostachyum brachycladum cv. Bali Kuning - phai thong
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Habit of an immature plant approx. 2 m tall.
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Orange-yellow culms.
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Orange-yellow culms, deciduous culm sheaths.
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Foliage leaf blades green, occasionally with a yellow stripe.
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Habit of an immature plant approx. 2 m tall.
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Habit of an immature plant approx. 2 m tall.
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Branches and leaves.
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Developing inflorescence, terminating a leafy branch.
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Developing inflorescence, terminating a leafy branch.
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This photo (taken from Khamthiang Market) shows phai thong having reverted into the green-stem wild form.
BS-0190 - Dendrocalamus sp. - phai sang mon [1]
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Culms with branches and leaves.
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Leaves.
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Culms.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
BS-0189 - phai tawai
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm with branches and leaves.
BS-0188 - Bambusa beecheyana ? - phai kim sung
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Culm with branches and leaves.
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Culm, branches and leaves.
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Culm, branches and leaves.
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Culm sheaths are of light yellowish-green colour when young.
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New shoot (July 2009).
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New shoot (July 2009).
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Habit of immature plant.
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Culm, branches and leaves.
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Branching.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Node.
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Branching.
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Basal node.
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Habit.
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Habit.
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Node.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Node.
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Culm sheath.
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Branching.
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Branchlet.
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Leaf sheaths.
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Leaf sheaths.
BS-0187 - Bambusa vulgaris cv. Striata [1] - phai lueang
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A small propagule comprising 3 small old culms with new branches and leaves.
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Culms yellow, with a few narrow green stripes.
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Culms, branches and leaves.
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Leaves.
BS-0186 - Bambusa blumeana - phai si suk
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A small propagule, comprising one old topped culm with new branches and leaves, and one new culm.
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Small culm sheath from new culm.
BS-0185 - Bambusa sp. - phai phuen mueang
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Small propagule with topped culm, branches and leaves.
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Small propagule with topped culm, branches and leaves.
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New shoot.
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Planted in the ground in February 2009.
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Planted in the ground in February 2009.
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Planted in the ground in February 2009.
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Planted in the ground in February 2009.
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Foliage leaves.
BS-0184 - Indocalamus tessellatus
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Foliage leaves of an immature plant.
BS-0183 - Dinochloa sp.
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An unidentified species of the genus Dinochloa. Culms and foliage.
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Culms and foliage.
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Culms and foliage.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath (inner side).
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Culms and a new shoot.
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Foliage leaves.
BS-0182 - Cephalostachyum pergracile - phai khao lam
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New shoot.
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New culm: internodes green to bluish-green, culm sheaths orange-yellow.
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New culm.
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Foliage.
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Culms and foliage.
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Twig, with long and narrow leaf blades.
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Twig.
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Section of a new culm.
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New culm: internode green and farinose (the white deposite gives the culm a bluish-green appearance).
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Cut culm showing thin-walled internode.
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Silhouette of upper part of two young culms from previous year developing now (Apr. 2009) branches and leaves.
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Middle part of two young culms from previous year (in the foreground) developing now (Apr. 2009) branches and leaves.
BS-0181 - Dendrocalamus sp.
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An unidentified species of Dendrocalamus. Immature plant with culm and leaves.
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More branches and leaves developed by mid April 2009, but no new shoot yet (June 2010).
BS-0176 - "Dendrocalamus minor" (from seed)
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Seedlings, seeds obtained as "Dendrocalamus minor".
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Seedlings, seeds obtained as "Dendrocalamus minor".
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One plant was set in ground.
BS-0175 - "Chimonobambusa yunnanensis" (from seed)
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Seedling, seeds obtained as "Chimonobambusa yunnanensis"; will probably turn out to be something else but not a species of Chimonobambusa.
BS-0173 - Bambusa bambos (from seed)
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Young plant, grown from seed labeled "Gigantochloa atroviolacea". Turned out later to be true Bambusa bambos (syn. B. arundinacea).
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New shoot.
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Nodes, having developed branch thorns.
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Culms, with one new shoot, and foliage leaves.
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Culms, with one new shoot, and foliage leaves.
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A new culm which reaches 2 m height: internodes flexuous.
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New culm.
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New culm; young culm sheaths reddish.
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Culm sheaths.
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Culm sheaths (inner side).
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Twig.
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Culm height over 2 m on 24 Nov. 2008 (raised from seed in May 2007).
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New shoot emerging from ground.
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New culm developing branches.
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Silhouette of new culms, showing flexuous internodes.
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Silhouette of upper part of plant (early May 2009) when new leaves have developed.
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Culm height little over 4 m on 19 June 2009 (raised from seed in May 2007).
BS-0171 - Dendrocalamus strictus (from seed)
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Young plant.
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Leaves.
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New shoot (right).
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Silhouette of upper part.
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New shoot (mid April).
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Habit.
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Habit.
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Branches.
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Culms, branches and culm sheaths.
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Culm sheath.
BS-0170 - Dendrocalamus latiflorus - phai ma chu
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Culms and one new shoot of an immature plant.
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New shoot.
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New shoot.
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New shoot.
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New shoot.
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New shoot (left), new culm (right).
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New shoot (left), new culm (right).
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New shoot (left), new culm (right).
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Silhouette of a culm from previous year, now developing branches and leaves (mid April 2009).
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New shoots (late June 2009).
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New shoots (late June 2009).
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New shoots (July 2009).
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Culms, branches and foliage leaves.
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New shoot (mid July 2009), showing its typical bluish-green color with orange shoot top.
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Old culms and two new shoots.
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Old culms and new shoot.
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Old culm and new shoot.
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New shoot (left) and previous year culm (right) with culm sheath.
BS-0130 - Dendrocalamus asper cv. Thai Black Shoot - phai tong dam
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Culm of previous year in the foreground, new shoot behind.
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New culm.
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Previous year culm in the foreground, new culm (thick diameter) in the background.
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New culm (basal part).
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Shoot.
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Shoot.
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Culm sheaths (outer side).
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Culm sheaths (inner side).
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A new culm (topping a tree nearby).
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New shoot (July 2009).
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New shoot (26 July 2009).
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New shoot (26 July 2009).
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New shoot (26 July 2009).
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New shoot (6 August 2009).
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New shoot (6 August 2009).
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Culm sheath (outer side).
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Culm sheath (inner side).
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New culm with two internodes bare of culm sheaths, showing dense brown velvety hairs.
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New culm, with lower internode wrapped up by culm sheath, the upper internode showing brown velvety hairs.
BS-0111 - Bambusa multiplex
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Habit of a nearly mature plant.
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Habit.
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Foliage bent to the ground. New shoots in the foreground.
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Branchlet.
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Culms and branches.
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Culms and branches.
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Culms and branches.
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Culm sheath: Clearly visible is the long-triangle shape of the culm sheath. Small auricles are present.
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Foliage leaves.
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Foliage leaves.
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New shoot (mid April 2009).
BS-0031 - Bambusa sp.
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Habit: The lower branches were cut off. Height is 5.4 meters.
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Habit.
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Habit.
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Habit: Branches and foliage.
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Habit: Branches and foliage.
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Silhouette against culms and a new shoot.
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Young shoot.
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Young shoot.
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New culm with loosing culm sheath.
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New culm with loosing culm sheath.
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Culm node, with conspicuous light grey band and dark scar ring.
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Culm node, with conspicuous light grey band and dark scar ring.
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Branch complement: Emerging branches on a new culm. The central branch much dominant, the side branches (left and right)
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Branch complement.
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Branch complement.
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Culm sheath: margins of sheath blade not symmetrical.
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Culm sheath: margins of sheath blade not symmetrical.
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Culm sheaths (inner sides).
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Cut culm: Cross section shows a thick walled, almost solid culm.
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New shoots emerging from ground (late May).
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New shoots (early June).
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New shoots (early June).
BS-0002 - Thyrsostachys siamensis - phai ruak
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Habit of a mature plant: stiff-erect culms.
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Habit.
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Culms of different ages, showing persistent culm sheaths which rot on the culm over time.
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A young plant division of phai ruak, a new shoot emerges.
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A young plant division of phai ruak, a new shoot emerges.
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New shoot.
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New culm with culm sheaths.
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New culm with culm sheaths.
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Internode of a new culm, showing white fuzz.
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Silhouette of tip of young culm.
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Silhouette of tip of young culm.
BS-0001-3 - phai liang wan [2]
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Foliage leaves.
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Silhouette of foliage leaves.
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Young shoot emerging from ground (5 June 2009).
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Young shoots (19 June 2009).
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Young shoots (20 June 2009).
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Two young shoots (21 June 2009).
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Young shoot (21 June 2009).
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Silhouette of a young shoot.
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Young shoots, almost having reached their ultimate height.
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Young shoots, almost having reached their ultimate height.
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Foliage leaves.
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Culms of different age, and foliage leaves.
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Culms of different age, and foliage leaves.
BS-0001-2 - phai liang wan [1]
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Culms and foliage of an immature plant.
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Culms and foliage.
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Culm with branches and foliage.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Culms and foliage leaves (immature plant, mid June 2009).
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Four young shoots emerging (15 June 2009).
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Four young shoots emerging (16 June 2009).
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Young shoots (19 June 2009).
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Young shoots (20 June 2009).
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Young shoots (20 June 2009).
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Young shoots (21 June 2009).
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Culms and foliage leaves (immature plant, mid July 2009).
BS-0001-1 - phai liang
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Culms and habit of a mature plant.
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Culms and foliage.
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Habit.
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Foliage.
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Foliage.
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Habit.
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Single culm with branches and foliage.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Culms.
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Cross section of culm at about 2 meters height from ground.
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Twig.
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Culms and culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Culm sheath.
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Upper part of culm sheath, with sheath blade.
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Culm sheath (inner side).
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A single-stem propagule with little roots: emerging branches on the uppermost node of culm.
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As preceding photo, but branches developed further after a few days.
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Young light cinnamon-colored shoot (21 June 2009).
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Culm sheath taken from the biggest culm in July 2009: small auricles can be seen.
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Young light cinnamon-colored shoot (July 2009).
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Young light cinnamon-colored shoot (July 2009), with dark culm sheath blade.
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Tall young shoot, covered by light cinnamon-colored culm sheaths with dark sheath blades.
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Tall young shoot, covered by light cinnamon-colored culm sheaths with dark sheath blades.