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Bamboo plants are actually a member of the grass family. There are about 1,000 species of bamboo that grow in such diverse environments as the Himalaya and sub-Saharan Africa. The young tips of some of the larger species can grow more than a meter a day. Bamboo is most famously known as the food of the Giant Panda. Bamboo has been used to replace reinforcing rods in concrete construction, and yet the fiber made from bamboo is known for softness and also its antibacterial properties.
This information courtesy of an extensive entry in Wikipedia on bamboo.
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