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Cluster of Black bamboos (Phyllostachys nigra) in a park : (pix Sanjiv Shukla) #316920318
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Black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra), also known as purple bamboo, is a species of bamboo, native to China and is widely cultivated elsewhere. Growing up to 25 m (82 ft) tall, it forms clumps of slender arching canes which turn black after two or three seasons.