''Bambusa ventricosa'' is a species of

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which is native to

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and to

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

province in southern

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.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 17, 佛肚竹 fo du zhu, ''Bambusa ventricosa'' McClure, Lingnan Sci. J. 17: 57. 1938.
/ref> The species is widely cultivated in subtropical regions around the world for the bulbous and ornamental stems. The species is used in

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. Common names include Buddha bamboo and Buddha Belly Bamboo.

References

ventricosa Flora of Guangdong Flora of Vietnam Plants described in 1938 {{Bamboo-stub