| | BAMBOOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | Phyllostachys aurea variety albovariegata (shimahotei chiku) - This rare form is similar to the species with the exception of having bright white stripes on the leaves. |
 | | Phyllostachys dulcis (sweetshoot bamboo, vegetable bamboo) - This species from China is called "Vegetable Bamboo" because the new shoots that appear in early spring are of an excellent quality and are particularly free of any acrid taste. |
 | | Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’ (henon bamboo) - This is a highly ornamental bamboo with timber like, grey-green or reddish culms to 55 feet high and 3½ inches in diameter that become yellowish with age. |
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