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Timber Bamboo🌾
Phyllostachys reticulata
マダケ
A large bamboo of the Poaceae family and a representative bamboo species of Japan. It is widely used for bamboo crafts and construction material, and flowers synchronously on a roughly 120-year cycle.
Identification Points
- ✓稈は高く太く（10〜20m）節輪が2輪
- ✓節間が長い
- ✓タケノコは6月で苦味が強い
Habitat
本州・四国・九州の竹林（中国原産説あり）
Season
6月（タケノコ）／約120年周期で開花
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf margin
Entire
Petal fusion
Free
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionイネ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Commelinids > Poales > Poaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80–70 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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