Please answer the following question: Dendrocalamus asper also known as Rough Bamboo or Giant Bamboo is a giant tropical and subtropical dense clumping species native to Southeast Asia. This timber bamboo is used as a building material for heavy construction and shoots are consumed as a vegetable.This bamboo variety of the Dendrocalamus genus grows 15–20 metres tall and 8–12 cm in diameter. It is found commonly in India and neighbouring countries. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Plant