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See the full '''[[Taxonomy of the Bambuseae]]'''.
See the full '''[[Taxonomy of the Bambuseae]]'''.
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'''Bamboo''' is a group of [[wood]]y [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[evergreen]] [[plant]]s in the [[true grass]] family '''[[Poaceae]]''', subfamily [[Bambusoideae]], tribe '''Bambuseae'''. Some of its members are giants, forming by far the largest members of the grass family. New shoots of some of the larger species can grow over 1 meter per day. They are of high cultural significance in [[East Asia]] where they are used extensively in gardens, as a building material as well as a food source. In [[Japanese (language)|Japanese]] they are known as {{nihongo|'''''take'''''|[[Kanji]]: [[wikt:竹|竹]]; [[Hiragana]]: たけ}}, in [[Chinese (language)|Chinese]] as '''''zhu''''' ({{zh-cp|c=竹|p=zhú}}) and '''''Tre''''' {{IPA|/tʃe/}} in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]].
'''Bamboo''' is a group of [[wood]]y [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[evergreen]] [[plant]]s in the [[true grass]] family '''[[Poaceae]]''', subfamily [[Bambusoideae]], tribe '''Bambuseae'''. Some of its members are giants, forming by far the largest members of the grass family. New shoots of some of the larger species can grow over 1 meter per day. They are of high cultural significance in [[East Asia]] where they are used extensively in gardens, as a building material as well as a food source.
There are 91 genera and about 1,000 species of bamboo. They are found in diverse climates, from cold mountains to hot [[tropical]] regions. They occur across [[East Asia]], from 50°N latitude in [[Sakhalin]] through to northern [[Australia]], and west to [[India]] and the [[Himalaya]].<ref>N. Bystriakova, V. Kapos, I. Lysenko and C.M.A. Stapleton. [http://www.springerlink.com/content/gu726j88x87k4508/ "Distribution and conservation status of forest bamboo biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region"], ''Biodiversity and Conservation'', vol. 12 no. 9 (Sep 2003), pp. 1833-1841.</ref> They also occur in sub-[[Sahara]]n [[Africa]], and in the [[The Americas|Americas]] from the southeast of the [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. giant cane | url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARGI | work=PLANTS Database | publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]]}}</ref> south to [[Chile]], there reaching their furthest south anywhere, at 47°S latitude. Major areas with no native bamboos include [[Europe]], north [[Africa]], western [[Asia]], [[Canada]], most of [[Australia]], and [[Antarctica]].
There are 91 genera and about 1,000 species of bamboo. They are found in diverse climates, from cold mountains to hot [[tropical]] regions. They occur across [[East Asia]], from 50°N latitude in [[Sakhalin]] through to northern [[Australia]], and west to [[India]] and the [[Himalaya]].<ref>N. Bystriakova, V. Kapos, I. Lysenko and C.M.A. Stapleton. [http://www.springerlink.com/content/gu726j88x87k4508/ "Distribution and conservation status of forest bamboo biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region"], ''Biodiversity and Conservation'', vol. 12 no. 9 (Sep 2003), pp. 1833-1841.</ref> They also occur in sub-[[Sahara]]n [[Africa]], and in the [[The Americas|Americas]] from the southeast of the [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. giant cane | url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARGI | work=PLANTS Database | publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]]}}</ref> south to [[Chile]], there reaching their furthest south anywhere, at 47°S latitude. Major areas with no native bamboos include [[Europe]], north [[Africa]], western [[Asia]], [[Canada]], most of [[Australia]], and [[Antarctica]].