Panel containing highly-cutinized bamboo flakes

A panel, the panel having parallel first and second longitudinal edges, comprising:

• a composite wood component having an upper surface layer;
• a bamboo layer located on top of the upper surface layer, the bamboo layer comprised of bamboo strands substantially oriented in a direction parallel to the longitudinal edges, wherein the bamboo strands are cut from the outer portion of the bamboo culm and the strands are bonded to each other by an isocyanate binder resin,
• wherein the composite wood component is composed of strands selected from aspen wood and pine wood.