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A flower that bears seeds of doom? [1]

Bamboo, that is used so extensively in northeast India for various purposes like building houses, bridges, in medicines, and more, spells doom in the form of famine the moment it starts flowering. But is it true, finds out Robert L Sungte If you think all flowers are beautiful and are meant to bring smiles on everyone's face, think once again. There is this flower which does just the opposite. That flower belongs to the bamboo.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2008
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
Tags:
Forest Resources [3], Bamboo [4], Famine [5], Rodents [6], Manipur [7], Mizoram [8]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/manipur
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mizoram