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Bambusa ventricosa
Also called Buddha's Belly Bamboo, Buddha's Belly
Bambusa ventricosa is a species of bamboo in the family Poaceae. It is native to Vietnam and to Guangdong province in southern China. The species is widely cultivated in subtropical regions around the world for the bulbous and ornamental stems. The species is used in bonsai.
Common names include Buddha bamboo and Buddha Belly Bamboo.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bambusa ventricosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
