Bamboo is also called bamboo. There are many varieties, such as Phyllostachys pubescens, Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Dendrocalamus lanceolatus and so on. Perennial Gramineae Bambusoideae, whose stems are mostly woody and herbaceous, are most concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean and Pacific islands. There are many kinds, some as low as grass and some as high as trees, which grow rapidly. Bamboo is very tough, and many materials are made of bamboo.
Most bamboos like warm and humid climate and are abundant in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Bamboo is one of the forest resources. There are more than 70 genera 1200 species of bamboo plants in the world, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, and a few bamboos are distributed in temperate and cold regions.