Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week grasses, sedges and rushes Poaceae * Bambusa bambos * (L.) Voss *bam-BOO-suh* -- a name for bamboo; an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word *bambu* ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DBambusa&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzexgaXtBvbRTTAucyXws2Jz8Yhy7w> *BAM-boz* -- perhaps, derived from the Indian name *bambu* for bamboo *a-run-din-uh-KEE-uh* or *a-run-din-uh-SEE-uh* -- like a reed ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Darundinacea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfXa_pia_7MYG_6OjVNemPJzcZxdQ>
*commonly known as*: giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo, male bamboo, spiny bamboo, spring bamboo • *Assamese*: জাতি-বাঁহ jaati baansh, মোকাল-বাঁহ mokal baansh • *Bengali*: বাঁশ baansha • *Gujarati*: બામ્બુ baambu, વાંસ vaans • *Hindi*: बांस baans, बम्बू bambu, बंस buns • *Kannada*: ಬಿದಿರು bidiru, ವಂಶ vamsha • *Kashmiri*: बैँस् bains, बाँस् bons, वंशः vanshah • *Konkani*: वासो vaaso, वसो vaso, वेलु velu • *Malayalam*: മുള mula • *Manipuri*: saneibi • *Marathi*: बांबू baamboo, कळक kalaka, कळंक kalanka, माणगा maanga, वेळू velu • *Nepalese*: काँस् kauns • *Oriya*: bans • *Punjabi*: ਮਗਰ ਬਾਂਸ magar baans • *Sanskrit*: आमुपः amupah, आर्द्रपत्रकः ardrapatrakah, कण्टकः kantakah, कण्टकिलः kantakilah, वम्भः vambhah, वंशः vamsh • *Tamil*: குழாய்மூங்கில் kulay-munkil, பெருமூங்கில் peru-munkil • * Telugu*: బొంగువెదురు bongu-veduru, వంశము vamsamu, వెదురు veduru • *Urdu*: بانس baans, بمبو bambu, نبس buns *Native of*: China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China; cultivated in tropical Asia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FIndian%2520Thorny%2520Bamboo.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcm0L30i_SNQ9y7pVsHSbPiiEp6Fw>• Ayushveda<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ayushveda.com%2Fherbs%2Fbambusa-arundinacea.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdlWr-eevnaV20BMnVyUYAL7waGuQ>• Purdue University<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hort.purdue.edu%2Fnewcrop%2Fduke_energy%2FBambusa_arundinacea.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze2iD6zt9fkukDg4YsTvbVPfkzgaQ>• NMBA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bambootech.org%2Fshowgallery.asp%3Fcatid%3D5%23&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze99_AXf-maFyEAWx3LcWunQSxsQw>• GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F403368&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWfqpOhql2xtSgCP4pVWlT3G83mQ>• FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D282&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfQ2vZFbNKrcO2fqhnKq7eIL6tEow>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> in Thane on 08 MAR 08 [image: Vaaso (Konkani: वासो)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2318603335%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdwNkQ3rtcqcTMH4PtpjUL344iDYw> [image: Baambu (Gujarati: બામ્બુ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2319421542%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcctdLNP7p5VAK_JSwKHhFffE7EjA> Regards. Dinesh -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
