8(Asia's oldest bamboo ) Flashcards
which region was considered to be the birth place of bamboo
It was either europe or Yunan provience of China
why is that so
It is because there are instances which prove bamboo was transloctaed to china 23 million years ago.
China’s yunan provience has large variety of bamboo and a fossil of 20million years ago was found in that region
is there any new development
Of course…..
In India’s Makum coal field of Assam we have found a fossil of bamboo of 25 million years old.
what will be now new narrative
1 Bamboo originated in India not transplanted from europe because 23 million years ago our plate was still in southern hemisphere.
2 China does not hold now worlds oldest bamboo fossil record
In India which region has max bamboo plantation
Himalayan states