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Bamboo is woody grass belonging to the sub-family Bambusoideae of the family Poacae. There are more than 1,250 species under 75 genera of bamboo worldwide which are unevenly distributed in the various parts of the humid tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions of the earth
This natural resource plays a major role in the livelihood of rural people and industry. This green gold is sufficiently cheap and plentiful to meet the vast needs of human populace from the 'child's cradle to the dead man's bier'. That is why, sometimes, it is known as 'poor man's timber'. Bamboo has versatile uses as building material, paper and pulp resource, scaffolding, food, medicine, agriculture implements, fishing rods, weaving and plywood, particle board material, and substitute for rattan. Pickled or stewed bamboo shoots are regarded as delicacies in many parts of the country.