Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

Bambusa ventricosa McClure Lingnan Sci. J. 17: 57. 1938.

Pankaj


On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote:
> Poaceae (formerly and a.k.a. Gramineae) » Bambusa ventricosa
>
>
> bam-BOO-suh -- a name for bamboo; an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian
> word bambu
> ven-tre-KO-suh -- unevenly swollen
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> commonly known as: Buddha's-belly bamboo, Buddha bamboo, swollen-stemmed
> bamboo
>
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> Native to: China
>
>
> sighted are from between FEB 07 and APR 07
> at Nirvana Park, Hiranandani Gardens in Powai, Mumbai
>



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Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
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