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 > > > commonly known as: Buddha's-belly bamboo, Buddha bamboo, swollen-stemmed > bamboo > > > Native to: China > > > sighted are from between FEB 07 and APR 07 > at Nirvana Park, Hiranandani Gardens in Powai, Mumbai > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India

