Fig. 3From: Prospect of bamboo as a renewable textile fiber, historical overview, labeling, controversies and regulationCross-section of a bamboo culm, vascular bundles within the parenchyma (Liese 1998); [Reproduced from Liese and Tang 2015]. The density of the fibers in the cross-section of a bamboo culm varies along its thickness. The fibers are concentrated in regions closer to the outer skinBack to article page