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v. t. e. In the United States, prescription monitoring programs ( PMPs) or prescription drug monitoring programs ( PDMPs) are state-run programs which collect and distribute data about the prescription and dispensation of federally controlled substances and, depending on state requirements, other potentially abusable prescription drugs.
Bambusa vulgaris, common bamboo, is an open-clump type bamboo species. It is native to Bangladesh , India , Sri Lanka , Southeast Asia , and to the province of Yunnan in southern China , but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several regions.
Bambusa oldhamii, known as giant timber bamboo or Oldham's bamboo, is a large species of bamboo. It is the most common and widely grown bamboo in the United States and has been introduced into cultivation around the world. It is densely foliated, growing up to 20 metres (65 feet) tall in good conditions, and can have a diameter of up to 10 ...
Arundinaria is a genus of bamboo in the grass family the members of which are referred to generally as cane. [1] [2] Arundinaria is the only bamboo native to North America, with a native range from Maryland south to Florida and west to the southern Ohio Valley and Texas. [3] [4] Within this region Arundinaria canes are found from the Coastal ...
Dendrocalamus giganteus, commonly known as giant bamboo, is a giant tropical and subtropical, dense-clumping species native to Southeast Asia. It is one of the largest bamboo species in the world. Description [ edit ]
Bambusa balcooa is a clumping bamboo native from the Indian subcontinent to Indo-China. Description. Bambusa balcooa is a very large, thick-walled, clumping or sympodial bamboo: growing up to a height of 25 metres (80 feet), and a thickness of 150 millimetres (6 inches). Uses
Binomial name. Bambusa polymorpha. Munro. Synonyms. Arundarbor polymorpha (Munro) Kuntze. Bambusa cyanostachya Kurz ex Gamble [Invalid] Bambusa polymorpha, or Burmese bamboo, is a species of clumping bamboo native to Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Java, and has been naturalized in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Ecuador.
Bamboo, like wood, is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for structures. Bamboo's strength-to-weight ratio is similar to timber, and its strength is generally similar to a strong softwood or hardwood timber. Some bamboo species have displayed remarkable strength under test conditions.