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(a) Entire cross section of a two month-old culm of Phyllostachys pubescens. (b) Cross section of the culm wall showing the distribution of the vascular bundles. (c) Vascular bundle selected for nanoindentation (blue boxes) and Raman mapping (red boxes). Mx, metaxylem vessel; P, phloem.