Bamboo is a perennial grass plant with hollow circular stems. With varieties growing up to 100 feet tall, bamboo can often be mistaken as a tree instead of a grass. The plant is actually a grass and is one of the fastest growing plants in the world.
Dense, palm-like grass with a dense root mass and tough rhizomes with rounded stems. Harsh, hanging palm-like leaves (30-100 x 5-8 cm) are pleated and taper to a point.
Dypsis decaryi is a beautiful solitary palm, up to 10(-15) m tall. It can be easily distinguished by its triangular trunk and 3-ranked leaves and is often confused
