Bamboo - the amazing grass: a guide to the diversity and study of bamboos in South East Asia
2004
Wong, K.M. (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden)
This publication is a result of the establishment of a bambusetum for reference, research and education, at the Rimba Ilmu Botanical Garden, University of Malaya. It provides a basic understanding of the bamboos and introduces some of the main types of bamboos found in Southeast Asia, and how they are linked to everyday living, to the environment, industry, culture and folklore. It also assembles information on growth habit and structure, tips on identification of the more important bamboos, and notes on the main groups and species encountered, with a discussion of the importance of carefully established and documented, ex situ conservation collections. It has also included information on the conservation of some rare bamboo species in the region
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