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bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...

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Bambusa ''Bambusa'' is a large genus of clumping bamboos. Most species of ''Bambusa'' are rather large, with numerous branches emerging from the nodes, and one or two much larger than the rest. The branches can be as long as 11 m (35 ft). The ...

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Holttumochloa korbuensis ''Holttumochloa'' is a genus of Malaysian bamboos in the Poaceae, grass family native to the hill forests of Peninsular Malaysia. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Bambusa''. The genus name of ''Holttumochloa'' is in honour of Richard Eric ...

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Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

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Holttumochloa magica ''Holttumochloa magica'' is a species of bamboos native to the hill forests of Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tana ...

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Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

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Holttumochloa pubescens ''Holttumochloa'' is a genus of Malaysian bamboos in the grass family native to the hill forests of Peninsular Malaysia. It is sometimes included in the genus ''Bambusa''. The genus name of ''Holttumochloa'' is in honour of Richard Eric Holttum ...

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Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

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