1991 J. Amer. Bamboo Soc. Vol. 8 No. 1 & 2 Proceedings of the Second International Bamboo Conference June 7-9, 1988, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, near Anduze, Gard, France sponsored by The American Bamboo Society and organized by The European Bamboo Society This volume of the Journal is devoted exclusively to papers presented at the Second International Bamboo Conference held at the Bambouseraie de Prafrance, France. Some 156 participants from 25 countries attended. They are listed with their addresses in the fol­ lowing pages. All three days of the conference were devoted to the presentation of papers during the morning and afternoon sessions. The evenings were filled with cultural and musical events most of which were related to bamboo. The three days immediately after the conference were also filled with entertainment and botanical tours. The papers are presented in the order in which they were given at the conference. All but four of the presentations at the conference were submitted to the Journal for the permanent record of the conference. Kenneth Brennecke V. Grant Wybomey Editors 2 1991 Contents List of Participants....................................................................................................... 4 Julian J.N. Campbell: Sino-Himalayan Bamboos: Towards a Synthesis of Western and Eastern Knowledge................................................................................. 12 Isabelle Valade & Zulkifli Dahlan: Approaching the Underground Development of a Bamboo with Leptomorph Rhizomes: Phyllostachys viridis (Young) McClure.......................................................................................... 23 Koon Ming Wong: The Growth Architecture and Ecology of some Tropical Bamboos........................................................................................................ 43 Fred M. Schlegel: Growth Behavior of Chusquea culeou Desv. in South Central Chile.............................................................................................................. 59 Pascal Dabadie, Philippe de Reffye, & Pierre Dinouard: Modelling Bamboo Growth and Architecture: Phyllostachys viridi-glauscens Riviere A. etC. 65 Claude Rifat: Measurement of Tessellations in Different Bamboos........................... 80 Stephen M. Young: Bamboos in American Botanic Gardens Past, Present, and Future............................................................................................................. 97 Emmet Judziewicz and Lynn Clark: An Overview of the Diversity of New World Bamboos........................................................................................................ 117 David McClintock: Problems in Naming Temperate Bamboos.................................. 123 Elizabeth A. Widjaja: Socio-Ecological Observations of Bamboo Forests in Indonesia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... ... ... ... .. .. 125 Gerald Bol: Collecting New World Bamboos............................................................. 136 Wolfgang Eberts: The Progress of Bamboo in the Federal Republic of Germany ..... 143 Elizabeth A. Widjaja: The Peculiar Preparation of Bamboo Shoots for Culinary Purposes in Indonesia.................................................................................... 146 Walter Liese: Progress in Bamboo Research.............................................................. 151 Wenyue Hsiung: Prospects for Bamboo Development in the World.......................... 168 1991 J. Amer. Bamboo Soc. Vol. 8 No. I & 2 3 Peter Bindon: Ethnographic and other Uses of Australian Bamboo Resources.......... 179 T.N. Lipangile: Manufacture and Construction of Bamboo Water Supply Systems.. 191 David Farrelly: The Need for Bamboo Promotion...................................................... 199 Ximena Londono: Preliminary Collection Data and Information for the Native Colombian Bamboo Project ....... ................................................................... 205 Kiyoshi Yasui: International Exchange Through Bamboo.......................................... 210 Michael Hirsh: An Open Letter to All Who Attended IBC88 and All Those Who Wish They Had.............................................................................................. 211 4 1991 Participants Ancillo, Architect, Spain. Becsei, Stephan, Dipl. Ing. Fr. Garten u. Land. architekt, Liliencronstr. 6, D-6000, Frank­ furt 1, Germany. Bindon, Peter, Assistant Curator, Anthropology Department, Western Australian Museum, Finnerty Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, 6160- Tel. 09 335 8211. Bindon, Robert, 41 Bedforf Street, East Fremantle, 6158, Australia. Blaise, Blaise, CIRAD, BP 5035- 34032 Montpellier, France, Tel. 67 61 58 18. Boing, Thomas, Journalist-Photographer, E.M. Ardnt Str. 29, D-53 Bonn 3, Germany, Tel. 0228 474405. Bol, Gerald and Joy, 666 Wagnon Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472, USA. Bonnefoy, Laurence, 66 Boulevard Gambetta, 30100 Ales, France. Bouissou, Marcel, "Cooperative Agricole et Forestiere des Landes", Zi de St. Pierre du Mont - 40000 Mont de Marsan, France. Bouret, Martine, c/o Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Generargues, 30140 Anduze, France, Tel. 66 61 70 47. Bowman, R. Sidney, 9549 Vista Aleta, Valley Center, CA 92082, USA, Tel. 619 749 5662 or 619 759 7022. Campbell, (Dr.) Julian, 3468 Greentree Road, Lexington, Ky 40502, USA, Tel. 606 271 4392. Chemetoff, Alexandre, Bureau de Paysages, 119 rue de chateau, 75014 Paris, France, Tel. 43 27 62 72. Clark, (Dr.) Lynn, Department of Botany, Bessey Hall, ISU, Ames, lA 50010 USA, Tel. 515 029 403 522. Crouzet, Muriel and Yves, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, 30140 Anduze, France, Tel. 66 61 7047. Dabadie, Pascal, CIRAD, BP 5035- 34032 Montpellier, France, Tel. 67 61 58 18. 1991 J. Amer. Bamboo Soc. Vol. 8 No. 1 & 2 5 Dahlan, Zu1kifli, Institut Botanique, 163 rue Auguste Broussonet, 34000 Montpellier, France, Tel. 67 41 37 48. Danielsen, Hans Peter (sen.), Dansk Bambusku1tur, Hillerodvej 81 83, 3480 Fredensborg, Denmark, Tel. (02) 28 11 88. Danielsen, Torben Uun.), Dansk Bambuskultur, Hillerodvej 81 83, 3480 Fredensborg, Den­ mark, Tel. (02) 28 11 88. Delbard, Henri, Moet Henessy S.A., 30, avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France, Tel. 45 63 01 01. Demoly, (Dr.) Jean-Pierre, 15bis, rue de Marignan, 75008 Paris, France. Dhanarajan, (Dr.) G., IDRC, Tang1in PO Box 101, Singapore 9124, Rep. Singapore, Tel. 235 1344. Di Mar- Wendnagel, Inga, Fi1mproduktion, Bomstr. 20, 2000 Hamburg 13, Germany, Tel. 040 457609. Dufoix, Jean-Renaud, 4 chemin A1ouette, 30000 Nimes, France. Dupin, Jean, 170 rue Ledru Rollin, 94100 Saint Maur, France, Tel. (1) 48 83 59 57. Eakins, Phyllis, 7569 Hershel Ave, La Jolla, CA. 92037, USA, Tel. 619 454 1596. Eberts, Wolfgang and Gabriela, Baumschule Eberts, 3-5 Saarstrasse - 7570 Baden Baden, Germany, Tel. 07221 61598. Egger, Marc, Freudigen, 3414 Oberburg, Switzerland, Tel. 034 290902. Fankhauser, Ernst, chemin des chataigniers 13, 1470 Estavayer, Switzerland, Tel. 037 63 2344. Fujita, Sakae Lenox, 120 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA, Tel. 408 458 0201. Farrelly, David, Apartado postal 383, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Gaxiola, Hector, Rt. 3 Box 304- B, Vashon Island, WA 98070 USA. Giese, Tita Ursula, Harless Str. 14-4000 Dusseldorf 1, Germany, Tel. 02116 27008. Greengrass, Richard, Holmedene, Brooke, Norwich, Norfolk, England. Grieb, Tony and Lily, Montet, 1588 Cudrefin, Switzerland, Tel. 037 77 1677. Guigues, Marie Jose, Hotel de Panisse Pasis - 13100 Aix en Provence, France. 6 1991 Gustafson, Kathryn, 68, quai de Seine, 75019 Paris, France, Tel. 40 34 41 90. Guy, Jean-Marie, CAFL, Zi St. Pierre du Mont 40000, Mont de Marsan, France, Tel. 58 75 17 47. Hackenbracht, Christine (cf BECSEI). Hacklander, (Dr.) Klaus, Simeonstr. 5, D 5500 Trier, Germany, Tel. 0651 74013. Halle, (Dr.) Francis, Institut Botanique, 163, rue auguste Broussonet, 34000 Montpellier, France, Tel. 67 41 37 48. Hebrard, Robert, Grimus, 113, avenue de la resistance, 91330 Yerres, France, Tel. 69 49 00 80. Haubrich, Richard, Chairman American Bamboo Society, P.O. Box 640, Springville, CA 93265, USA, Tel. 209 539 2145. Haverfield, Elizabeth Ann, 755 Tiziano Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33143, USA, Tel. 305 662 2315. Heuch, J. H., Dept. of Forestry, University of Aberdeen, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen AB9 2 UU, Scotland, Tel. 0224 272677. Hicks, Claire, c/o - Post Graduate Unit H.A.C., Richmond, N .S.W. 2753, Australia, Tel. 045 701327. Hidalgo, Oscar, P.O. Box 54118, Bogota, Colombia. Hirsh, Michael, Jungle Giants, 14 East Lane, Morton Bourne, S Lines. PE lOONW, Eng­ land, Tel. 077 837 546. Hirsh, Paul, 59 Upercerne Road, London S.W.3, England, Tel. 01 352 8990. Hsiung, Wen Yue, Nanjing Forestry Institute, Nanjing, China. Hummel, Armin, Am Gaishof 13, 7801 Ebringen, Germany, Tel. 07664 6880. Jalbert, Jean c/o Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Generargues 30140 Anduze, France, Tel. 66 61 70 47. Jaquith, Ned, Northern Groves, 1507 SE Adler, Portland, Oregon 97214, USA, Tel. 503 231 7322. Jeannet, Claude, SIVMANO (Syndicat Intercommunal) Lotessement Ia Marie, Le Marigot, 97225 La Martinique, France. Jeury, Michel, ecrivain, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Generargues, 30140 Anduze, France. 1991 J. Amer. Bamboo Soc. Vol. 8 No. 1 & 2 7 Judziewicz, (Dr.) Emmet, Department of Botany, NHB 166, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA. Kashiwagi, Harutsugu, 885 Minami isshiki, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto Gun, Shizouka, 411, Japan. King, David, 480 West I St., Benicia, CA 94510, USA. Kircher, Christian,