vascular area Parenchyma Vascular bundles Anatomical characterization of the vascular bundle Types of Vascular bundles Fibers Relationship between the fiber lengths in the internode.The influence of the culm age Determination of the culm age Culm branches The leaves Types of cu lm sheaths or culm leaves Culm sheath (Culm leaf) Anatomy of bamboo culm The epidermis The inner layer of the culm wall. Daily growth of the culm shoot Characteristics of the culm Nodal and internodal morphology Nodes - Internodes Color of the culms Natural culm forms The natural square bamboo from China Internodes with the shape of bottles Triangular Flat cu lms Freak culms Turtle shell bamboo Budda's face bamboo Spiral bamboo The abnormality of the internodes Abnormality in culms of Guadua Angustifolia Mathematical relationships of the culm Identification of bamboo species by mathematical relationship Aproximate mathematical determination of the culm height Approximate dimensions of some giant bamboos of Genus Guadua at the time of Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1502 The huge dimensions of giant bamboos in ancient China

Growing process of the culm shoot in species with Leptomorph and Pachymorph Rhizomes.

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