E Fathima Rinsha

Ornamental Bamboos in Urban Landscapes: A Critical Narrative Review of Functional Claims, Human Response and Containment Risk

E Fathima Rinsha & A. M Simmy · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Ornamental bamboos occupy an unusual position in urban planting practice. They are promoted simultaneously as fast-growing providers of regulating services, as culturally resonant design elements, and as plants whose rhizomatous spread creates long-term liabilities for municipal...