Climbing bamboo

Japanese: climbing bamboo(英語表記)climbingbamboo
Climbing bamboo

…Unlike trees, the tips of the culms do not grow annually, but rather are very small, like twigs. However, in the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, there is a group of climbing bamboos whose culm tips grow rapidly and become creeping vines, sometimes reaching lengths of over 50m. The lifespan of temperate bamboos is a maximum of about 20 years. …

*Some of the terms that refer to "climbing bamboo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…先端の毎年の伸びも木と違い,稈としては伸びず,小枝のようにきわめてわずかなものが多い。しかし東南アジアの熱帯には稈の先端がどんどん伸長してつる性になるクライミング・バンブーclimbing bambooの一群があり,ときには稈の長さが50mをこえることがある。温帯産のタケの寿命は最高20年ぐらいである。…

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