The main purpose is to display photos of bamboo species and varieties for ease of identification, based on vegetative characters. Therefore, the set has a bias to show habit, culms, culm-sheaths, foliage leaves and shoots of each bamboo.
CM-026 Bambusa sp.

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Bamboo populations; in the forground an unidentified species of Bambusa, in the background (with smaller foliage leaves) Dendrocalamus membranaceus.

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Leaves and leaf sheaths of the unidentified species of Bambusa.

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One of the clumps, much disturbed.

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Shady backside of the clump.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Culms and branches.

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Culm sheath, attached to the internode.

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Culm sheath, attached to the internode.

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An old culm sheath.

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An old culm sheath.

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Culm sheath blade.

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Culm sheath (inner surface).

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Culm sheath (inner surface).
CM-025 phai sang doi - Dendrocalamus membranaceus

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Node of a young culm; branches emerging.

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Node of a young culm; branches emerging.

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Young shoot with culm sheath.

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Young shoot with culm sheath.

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Young shoot with culm sheath.

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Foliage leaves and leaf sheaths.

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Foliage leaves and leaf sheaths.

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Foliage leaves and leaf sheaths.

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Habit (of a disturbed clump).

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Habit (of a disturbed clump).

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A second clump: Habit and foliage leaves.

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Habit and foliage leaves.

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Foliage leaves.

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Leaves and leaf sheaths.

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Culms and branches at lower section of a disturbed clump.

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Culms and branches at lower section of a disturbed clump.

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A third plant nearby, apparently a seedling.

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Habit of seedling; terminal leaves somewhat larger than the average leaf size of mature plants.

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Leaves and bristly leaf sheaths of seedling.

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A new shoot branching.

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A new shoot branching.

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Branches of new shoot; young internode pubescent.

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Culm sheath of a thin new culm of the seedling.

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Another population nearby.

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A fifth plant nearby, apparently a well established seedling, several years old.

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Clump base of the seedling, with two big new shoots in the foreground.

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Internode (pubescent) and culm sheath of new shoot.

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Node and culm sheath of new shoot.

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Node and culm sheath of new shoot.

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Node and culm sheath of new shoot.

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Top of new shoot.

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Leaves, with bristly leaf sheaths.
CM-024 phai bong pa - Bambusa sp.

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Habit.

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Culm sheath, inner surface.

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Culm sheath, outer surface.

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Culms, and a thin new shoot in the foreground.

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Thin new shoot.

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Culm sheath of young shoot.

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Culms.

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Leaf sheath.

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Node.
CM-023 phai sang mon - Dendrocalamus sp.

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Culms and foliage.

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Culms and foliage.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Excavated stem; the basal section that was covered by soil is whitish.

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Stumps, left from harvesting stems.

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Stump, showing thick wall.
CM-020 thorny bamboo - Bambusa sp.

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Tight clump, forming impenetrable thicket.

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Mature culms dark green.

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Culms, and some new shoots in the background.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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A thin new culm with culm sheath (Aug. 2010).
CM-019 phai hia - Schizostachyum virgatum

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.
CM-018 phai ruak pa - Thyrsostachys siamensis

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Basal part of culms.

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Culms.
CM-017 phai ruak ban - Thyrsostachys siamensis

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Base of clump.

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Culms. The two dull-orange culms are dead culms.

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Culms.

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Culms.
CM-016 phai ruak dam - Thyrsostachys oliveri

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Silhouette of culms and foliage leaves.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Basal part of clump.

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Basal part of clump.

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Culms.

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Culms.

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Developing new culm.

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Developing new culm.

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Developing new culm.

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Developing new culm.

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Young shoot.

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Young shoot.

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Young shoot.

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Young shoot.
CM-015 unidentified bamboo similar to CM-007 and CM-010

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Bamboo planted behind a long boundary wall.

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Bamboo planted behind a long boundary wall.

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A first gap in this row of bamboos, showing dead culms with some flower remains.

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A first gap in this row of bamboos, showing dead culms with some flower remains.

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A second gap in this row of bamboos, showing dead culms with some flower remains.
CM-014 phai liang

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A tall screen of phai liang along several hundred meters along the border of Khamthiang Market, Chiang Mai.

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Young shoot light cinnamon-colored.

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Young shoot light cinnamon-colored.

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Young shoot light cinnamon-colored, culm sheath blades dark.

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The color of old culms may turn into whitish on the lower part.

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One new shoot.

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One new shoot.
CM-013 unidentified bamboo similar to CM-007 and CM-010

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Light green foliage leaves.

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Some clumps in a row, old culms yellowish.

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Some clumps in a row, old culms yellowish.

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Young shoot, middle green, sheath blades dark.

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Lower part of culm with some dried culm sheaths still attached. Sheath light straw-colored, sheath blade darker.

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Some clumps in a row, old culms yellowish, one young shoot on the right.

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Young shoot, middle green, sheath blades dark.

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Young shoot, middle green, sheath blades dark.

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Culm sheaths.
CM-012 Dinochloa sp.

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The bamboo can be seen in the middle of this photo between the two concrete posts.

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The bamboo can be seen between the two concrete posts.

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The bamboo climbs up a wooden visual screen in the boundary gap of two properties.

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Lower part of plant.

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Upper part of plant.

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Upper part of plant.
CM-011 phai ruak - Thyrsostachys siamensis

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The clump ends on a vertical slope.

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The clump ends on a vertical slope.

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Lower part of clump.

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Upper part of culms with foliage.

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Upper part of culms with foliage.
CM-010 unidentified bamboo similar to CM-007

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Junction of Irrigation Canal Road with bamboo alley.

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Bamboo alley, view towards entrance of Land and Houses real estate compound

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Bamboo alley, closer view towards two flowering clumps of bamboo.

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Bamboo alley, closer view towards two flowering clumps of bamboo.

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Bamboo alley, closer view towards two flowering clumps of bamboo.

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Bamboo alley, closer view towards two flowering clumps of bamboo.

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Bamboo alley, closer view towards two flowering clumps of bamboo.

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Only two clumps of this bamboo was found flowering.

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Silhouette of flower cluster and leafy branch.

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Silhouette of flower cluster and leafy branch.

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One of the flowering bamboo stands.

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One of the flowering bamboo stands.

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The first young shoot of the whole bamboo allee emerging (10 June 2009).

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Shoot (24 June 2009).

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Shoot (24 June 2009).

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Shoot (24 June 2009).

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Shoot (24 June 2009).

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Shoot (24 June 2009).

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1.5 m tall shoot between old culms (24 June 2009).

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1.5 m tall shoot between old culms (24 June 2009).

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Row of culms, young shoot in the foreground (24 June 2009).

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Shoot (24 June 2009).

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Culm sheaths.
CM-009 phai liang wan

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Potted plants of phai liang wan, a few plants in flower.

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Stem with branches and leaves, and developing inflorescense.

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Inflorescense, developing from culm node.

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One plant with leaves and flowers (foreground), potted plants of phai liang wan (background).

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Plant with leaves and flowers.
CM-008 phai bong yai - Dendrocalamus brandisii

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Phai bong yai (Dendrocalamus brandisii), plated 26 July 1986.

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Phai bong yai (Dendrocalamus brandisii), plated 26 July 1986.

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Culms.

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Lower part of two stands of Dendrocalamus brandisii.

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Habit of Dendrocalamus brandisii.

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Habit of Dendrocalamus brandisii.
CM-007 unidentified bamboo similar to phai liang

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A row of bamboos similar to phai liang, planted as a screen.

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Row of bamboos.

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Row of bamboos.

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The tallest plant within the row, estimated over 10 m tall.

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Culms.

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Culms.

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Culms: young culms green, mature and old culms orange-green to orange.

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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: a few young culms with culm sheaths attached.

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Culms: a few young culms with culm sheaths attached.

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Culm sheats (from lower part of culm).

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Culm sheats (from lower part of culm).

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Culm sheats (inner side).

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Twig: leaf blades mid-green or light green.

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Twig with the leaf blades showing their lower surface.

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Old culms and one young shoot (10 June 2009).

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Young shoot (10 June 2009).

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Young shoot (10 June 2009).

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Young shoot (10 June 2009).

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Young shoot (10 June 2009).

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Culm sheaths.
CM-006 unidentified Bambusa sp.

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Habit.

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Lower part of clump.

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Culm sheath.

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Culm sheath.

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Culm sheath.

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Culm sheath (inner side).
CM-005 unidentified bamboo

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Culm sheath.

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Culm sheath (inner side).

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Habit.

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Foliage leaves.

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Twig.

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Twig.

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Young shoot (early August 2009).

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Young shoot (early August 2009).

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Young shoot (early August 2009).
CM-004 phai lueang - Bambusa vulgaris cv. Striata

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Habit.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Twig and culm sheath.

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Twig (lower surface), and culm sheath (inner side).

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New culm (early August 2009), basal part with culm sheaths.

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New culm (early August 2009), basal part with culm sheaths.

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New culm (early August 2009), lower part with culm sheaths.

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New culm (early August 2009), lower part with culm sheaths, intravaginal branching occurs.

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New culm (early August 2009), internode with culm sheath.
CM-003 phai si suk - Bambusa blumeana

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Culms and branches.

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Culms and branches.

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Culm sheath.

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Habit; one new shoot in the center of clump (early August 2009).

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One new shoot in the center of clump (early August 2009).

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A new shoot of the same species (photo taken from a different location in B. Nam Phrae, 6 Aug. 2009).
CM-002 phai bong - Bambusa nutans ?

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Habit.

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Habit.

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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 and foliage leaves.

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Branch complement.

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Culm sheath.

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Culms and foliage leaves.

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Culms.

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Foliage leaves.

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Culm sheath.

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Culm sheath.
CM-001 phai si suk - Bambusa blumeana

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Habit.

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Culm sheaths.

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Culm sheaths.

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A section of culm.