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genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

monopodial Vascular plants with monopodial growth habits grow upward from a single point. They add leaves to the apex each year and the stem grows longer accordingly. The word ''Monopodial'' is derived from Greek "mono-", ''one'' and "podial", "foot", in refe ...

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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grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and naturalized in scattered places in

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

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rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

which run along just beneath the soil surface, producing plantlets at the nodes. These can be used to propagate new plants, but if not removed they can become invasive. The species ''

Pleioblastus variegatus ''Pleioblastus fortunei'' is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to central and southern Japan, and has been introduced to southeast China, the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Co ...

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Arundinaria ''Arundinaria'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family the members of which are referred to generally as cane. ''Arundinaria'' is the only bamboo native to south and southeastern North America, with a native range from Maryland south to Florid ...

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Acidosasa ''Acidosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. ''Acidosasa'' is found primarily in Southern China, with 1 species in Vietnam. Its name is formed from Latin ''acidum'' ("sour") and '' Sasa'' (another bamboo genus), referring ...

Ampelocalamus ''Ampelocalamus'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family). It is found mostly in Southern China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context ...

Chimonocalamus ''Chimonocalamus'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family. It is native to China, the eastern Himalayas, and northern Indochina. Some of the species are aromatic and grown as ornamental plants. ;Species ;Formerly included see ''Chim ...

Drepanostachyum ''Drepanostachyum'' is an Asian genus of medium-sized mountain clumping bamboos in the grass family. They are native to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent. Taxonomy The differences between this genus and ''Himalayacalamus'' are subt ...

Oligostachyum ''Oligostachyum'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family, native to coastal China. The genus is sometimes considered a synonym of ''Arundinaria''. ;Species ;Formerly included see ''Pseudosasa'' * ''Oligostachyum orthotropoides – Pseud ...

Pseudosasa ''Pseudosasa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the grass family. These species are small to medium running plants, usually with one branch at a node. Its name comes from its resemblance to the genus '' Sasa''. The species are native to China, ...

Sasaella ''Sasaella'' is a genus of Japanese bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family.Suzuki, S. 1976. A revision of the genus ''Sasaella'' Makino (Bambusaceae). (3). Journal of Japanese Botany 51: 220–224. ;Species # ''Sasaella bitchuensis'' (Makino) Koidz ...

Sinobambusa ''Sinobambusa'' is a genus of East Asian bamboo in the Poaceae, grass family.Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is native to ...

Yushania ''Yushania'' is a genus of bamboo in the grass family. Recent classification systems place ''Yushania'' in the tribe Arundinarieae. The species of ''Yushania'' are evergreen, spreading, thornless bamboos native to Himalayan, African, Chinese ...

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Bambusoideae Flora of China Flora of Japan Bambusoideae genera Taxa named by Takenoshin Nakai {{Bamboo-stub